Grab your tomatoes!

Quick before it's too late!

YeeGads aren't heirlooms these glorious!?!

Enough Salsa to light our fires all winter long.

Wild!

Look what popped up in our yard...wild huh?

It's about 1' x 1' growing right on the ground where a tree used to be 15 or so years ago.

Laura thought they looked like a huge stack of pancakes-HA!

When I lay down in the grass I think it would be a lovely place to stay.

Essay: What I did on my summer vacation....

Hmmmmmm so ok it's not really an essay maybe a photo essay....

There was bicycling:
Jewelry making:





Bench sitting:
Napkin/Coaster stacking competitions:
Beer tasting:
More bicycling:
More beer tasting:


Sheep scratching:
Turkey conferences:
More bicycling:
Early morning 1 mile swims:
Kite flying:

More bicycling:
Beach hiking:
Museum visiting:


Getting threatened with a cudgel:

Camping:
Kayaking:
Lots of kayaking:
More camping:
Water gardening:

Henna-ing:
Seeing our eldest off to South Korea:
Hanging out with my parents:

Necklace I'm wearing:
Playing around with simply hung pieces:
Acquired a summer intern...actually 2!
Wrapped piles of beach glass:
Caged some stones:


Watched some comets:
After all that riding there was some bike repairing:
Phew, there were miles and miles of bike riding...I think I heard Ben say that he hit 1500....me...I'm good with my 100 or so. Leaves time for more hammering.