Double Digits

 Thru the years

 Golf

Beach time with cousins

Crafts

 Fun and games

 Summer swims

 Helping hands

Pop pop

 Presents

 From Birthday #1

 Till now

 Happy Birthday!

Beach Time

OBX 

Soccer friends at the beach.

GOPRO footage edited by Alex. (I'm not sure where that last frame comes from.)

The end of the rainbow at 6:30.

Surfing at 7 PM. I turned my back and he'd gone off the board. The fin caught him.

Next rental house is going to be closer than 40 miles to the hospital. Of four kids three have now had trips to the ER. Good news, this year we were the only customers at 8:30 PM. Five staples later.

No more water for this guy. The water was pretty flat the following days so not good for boards but the water was great for the boogie boards which I ride.

Forty Niners

July 23,1966

We Like Ike

Meet Ike, a Wheaten/Lab? mix little boy. He arrived home Memorial Day week-end.

 Incredibly calm.

 First bath with his people.

Summer Garden

Summer is here. We've had good, sometimes too good, rain most evenings and everything is green.

 Kitchen counter flowers

 Cone Flowers

 Hibiscus

 Hydrangea

 Lily

 Bee Balm

Needless to say the weeds are also doing very well!
Visit Today's Flowers #353 to visit other gardens.

Fourth Fire

Fireworks from the Philadelphia Country Club

Happy Independence Day 2015

Peony Passion

The peony patch with Mom's plants ....

The  garden is in full bloom, just in time for a party.

 Cured salmon (salt, brown sugar, dill, vodka)

 My sister's deviled eggs.

Mixed berries with Honey Custard (4 egg yolks, 1/4 C each honey, white wine-sauvignon blanc, 1T white balsamic vinegar, 1C heavy cream, whipped from Southern Living) and meringues made with the leftover egg whites. An easy make ahead treat.

 Peony arrangements in the house....

 The season is short so we are enjoying peonies every minute, everywhere.