Knitting Iris

not left inside

this (altered) liscence plate we saw could not have said it better!

 

 

don't get me wrong.  our kids spend a lot of time indoors living like lumps,

but usually with a book in hand.

we've made a no-books-in-the-woods rule recently, otherwise they wouldn't even notice all this world around themselves.

we really needed a day like this, the boys and i, together,

just goofing off in the woods.

from water balloon fights in the yard one day,

to snowball fights in the mountains the next.

yeah!

tomorrow they go hiking with papa.

adventures!

i've got my orange crush

 

late afternoon out on our trusty but little-used 'orange crush'.

braved the rough, puddle-ridden road.

got 'skunked' with regards to the fish. 

plucked a small handful of wild currants.

a few sprigs of heavenly scented mockorange and grand fir.

e spent a good hour or more wading, catching crawdads,

and a couple of blue gills in a net.

couldn't bring myself to buy nasty orange soda.

opted instead for a club soda and orange juice combo,

chilled in the lake for hours.

pb&j sandwiches on the water.

grilled cheeses and garden greens for dinner back home.

the perfect  way to spend a summer sunday afternoon.

and, yes, there was some knitting, too.

HOPE YOU'RE OUT ENJOYING THE SEASON!