One nice way to cool off on a hot day is to go to a lake for the day. Lucky for us, my friend Mary Ann's boyfriend has a pontoon boat and they invited Tom & I out to Joe Pool Lake last weekend! Even though the temperature got to 107 that day, there was a nice cool breeze blowing across the water and kept it quite comfortable. Getting in the water was also a great way to keep cool! Mary Ann packed us a lunch of delicious sandwiches to enjoy while out on the Lake, and Tom & I brought assorted cold fruit, and of course we had plenty of bottled water and sodas. We really enjoyed our day on Joe Pool Lake on Dusty's nice pontoon boat, which had a canopy over the back half of the boat providing us with nice shade. Mary Ann's daughters, Jill & Ellie really liked being pulled behind the boat on an inflatable raft!
Jill & Ellie
I have also enjoyed going over to my friend, Sue's, and cooling off in her beautiful swimming pool!
What a refreshing way to spend a hot afternoon! Beautiful pool and great friends!
Our plumeria plant is blooming! These are the kind of flowers that are used in Hawaii to make leis. Of course, I'm sure they grow much better in Hawaii than our one plant does here in Texas!
While I was outside this morning, scraping off the old paint off the back of our house, getting ready to prime, caulk, and paint the final section of our house, (Yea!!) , this giant, moth-looking bug flew around me and then landed right where I had just finished scraping! This was following the episode of the wasps crawling in and out of the main electrical power line fixture that is mounted high up on the back of the house. I had to get down off my ladder to get the can of wasp/hornet spray to eliminate this "wasp party" activity where I was working!
I have no idea what this giant, moth-like bug is!
Well, like I've said before, life is truly an ongoing adventure!
I'm sure Pigeon or I would have a hard time calling a breeze across the lake on 107 degree day "cool". I can remember many years ago water skiing on a 92 degree day. After getting up on the ski I would be dry and sweating within 5 minutes. I would have to really do a lot of side leans with slalom ski to spray myself. Hey Pigeon....how's the temps in Alaska? Bet they are a long ways from 107!! It's around 82 today in the UP and that's plenty warm enough for me.
ReplyDeleteMiss you guys...but not bad enough to brave the 100 degree heat.
Greenstone