Last Time for Swimming?

Clayton and Greta came home to Arkansas heat so their Momma took them swimming!  Probably won't get to go many more times!

46 years ago...

Where is the Pond?

 More signals of fall.  The geese are flying south!  They always stop over and rest at our small pond behind the house, but this year it was gone!  You could tell they were confused.  They squawked and walked all over the Meadow, but no pond was found.  Finally, they departed.  I know in wonderment.  How could a pond just disappear?   Things happen like that! 

Clayton and Greta are home again.  Laura starts to school Monday as does Eric.  Eric has a new Principal.  They will have to train.  Teachers have to train a new boss!  It works that way.

Siggie and Ingie got their schedules.  Ingie's is difficult.  Sig chose the high road.  She is library monitor!  Did she know her Gigi did that once?  No, I am sure she did not!  Siggie is a smart girl.  She will work but also knows when one needs a rest.  Why take another class when you can hang out in the library!

Dreams Of My Grandpa

Larry has been hankering to move this tractor shed.  He had put it in a place that was pretty low and it stayed wet until June.  Also, where it is low there are lots of grass and weeds.  Larry said he remembers his Grandpa moving a freestanding garage from where the Nuclear Plant is today all the way to London, AR which I guess would be about 5 miles.  Grandpa rigged the boards across the bed of his pickup truck and one across the front bumper.  His truck was inside the garage with the boards holding it to the truck.  Uncle Walter drove in front--swearing, "Daddy, this will never work!" and Larry followed behind--"thinking I bet it works!" And it did.  Grandpa got the garage to London and parked it where he wanted it by his little white house.

So Larry has been remembering how Grandpa Renfroe moved that garage and today he did the same with his tractor shed.  He is moving it to higher ground.  Laura and Erin will both be saying "yes, my Daddy can do anything"!   And...I think I agree.

Glamour Shots

Siggie and her friend Maddie borrowed Laura's camera and took pictures yesterday.  This one is on Astrid's steps!

Mississippi IS Just a Trickle

 Where the Mississippi is not mighty!  Just a small stream!  But as it flows over 2500 miles southward growing until bursts from it's banks fills the Gulf of Mexico.

Itasca Lake

July Is Over

Can you see the red tinge to the Maple tree leaves?  August is here and school begins.  My friend has a birthday today.  Happy Birthday, Jonell!

Lake Superior

Must be cool there as Clayton has on his hoodie!

Duluth, Minnesota

 Erin said they were on their way to Duluth--surely there by now and tomorrow they are going fishing on Lake Superior!

Wisconsin Dells

Looks like Clayton and Greta are having a grand old time.

Wisconsin Swimming

Erin said the water was cold in Wisconsin!

 Greta is swishing through that tube in the background.

 Clayton is hanging on!

 Greta gliding

Siggie was swimming and winning today at a meet at Atkins, AR.

Shopping In Paris and Seeing Eiffel Tower

Laura, Siggie, and Ingie went to Paris today to shop a little and have lunch.  They invited me to tag along.  We even saw the Eiffel Tower!