Nothing says "Summer Fun" like taking the kids to the pool! Notice that mom is sporting her earrings along with her black (slimming) one piece suit. The kids were playing happily in the water until I walked up with my camera--then they got shy and left the pool (right after I snapped this picture).
We have a large raspberry patch planted for us by the birds--there are plenty of berries for both us and the birds--they get the ones in the middle that we can't reach.
I picked nearly a gallon this morning--they are in the freezer now--waiting to be turned into raspberry jam.
As we were driving home from the cemetery today, I saw one of Iona's hay rakes in a field. I told my husband "wait, wait", but someone was right behind us and he couldn't slow down or stop for me to take the picture. I had my camera in my hand and snapped a quick one as we went by--then cropped it for better detail of the hay rakes.
This was my original "drive by shooting".
These lilies have polka dots in the centers--enlarge to see them better.
These angels were keeping watch at the cemetery today. Looks like they've been on duty for quite a while.
Socks has picked a risky place for his new perch. It's not so bad sitting on the wood stove in the summer time, but come winter, he'll probably wish he'd picked a cooler spot!
I went to the cemetery today to put flowers on my mother's and two aunts' graves. Afterward, I wandered around taking pictures of whatever struck my fancy. I came across this broken winged angel sitting on this tombstone with words that fit this theme perfectly.
This mural was on the wall of a prayer garden at the academy where campmeeting was held. I don't know what kind of paint was used, but they had put plexiglass over the painting to protect it from the elements. I believe it was painted by students several years ago.
This was taken across the parking lot in an effort to show the number of tents--there are about 10 rows of tents behind this first row.
The title of this freecycle ad caught my attention first, then when I went to the ad itself, I found it peppered with additional misspellings.
re·cy·cle
I was driving past a college campus the other day and saw some guys flying these huge kites. It was very windy--a storm was blowing up--lightning was flashing behind me as I took the pictures. The fellow with the yellow kite was actually airborn for a few seconds.
A very happy orange gas tank--despite the fact it seems to be "living" in a junk heap.
This picture should be enlarged to see the poorly drawn details of this dangerous experience. A couple weeks ago, we were on our way to our son's piano recital. As we approached this yard, a man was riding his lawnmower up the grassy bank (see poorly drawn arrow by skid marks in the dirt). My husband and I both said at about the same time--"that looks dangerous!" About that time, the mower flipped over--trapping the man underneath it--right near the drop off to the ditch below (see poorly drawn illustration). We stopped--another vehicle who saw it also stopped--and helped the man get from under the mower and back up the bank. His arms were scratched up (which he said was from mowing around trees) and he seemed a bit shaken up. Just a bit further, and he and the mower would have gone over the ledge to the ditch--a drop of 8 or 10 feet--doubtful he would have walked away (even shakily) from that.
Footwear for sale at the Colonial Fair--perhaps the Colonial version of Crocs?
Clothes like these were once the height of fashion--no more--unless you are a re-enactor.
This magician at the Colonial Fair asked this little boy in the audience to assist him. The magician started out with a single length of rope which he cut into smaller pieces and then tied into the rope above. 
Cutlery (and a few other items) on display in a merchant tent at the Colonial Fair.
