The day before I left for a brief 4th of July escape from work, a friend and I met at 0600 for a hike. Little did we know a beat-the-dawn start time would not beat the bugs. Boy, are they out in force this summer! We were overcome with an urgency, not only to beat the heat, but to keep moving to keep the bugs off.
Jack and his friend Nim had a great time and it was really nice to get out start the day with a long walk. Great to catch up with my friend too.
Jack is a special boy. It was a long way down to the water.
Later that day, Jess and I went up to the family cabin for a day and a night. It was so hot - holy moly. We actually went swimming in the Puget Sound, which... no. It has to be burning-rays-of-a-thousand-suns hot to be able to go into the Sound higher than your knees. Did that stop Jack from wanting to play? But of course not.
His eyes are shut. Although he may just be blinking, I choose to believe he is basking in the glory that is his most favorite place in the entire world.
Daisy has the right idea.
The cats were displeased upon our return. The new little one is officially "Gemma," by the way. Name tag makes it official.
And then everyone reunited for the night. Happy (except Gemma with the cone of shame. Darn cut behind her ear won't heal) campers.
Gemma is so cute! I loved this post. It was nice to see the boys together. Gosh the bugs were bad that day. You didn't even put the worst sit photo there. Hahahahaha. And today we still have rain...
ReplyDeleteOh, special Nim. I wanted to save his dignity. Ha.
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