175/365 Coleus Planter

 174/365 Rain Rain Rain

 173/365 Creating Wonderful Memories

Our backyard has been very, very busy. We had five kids in the pool for swimming lessons today. 

 172/365 Happy Father's Day

To the hardest working dad in the world who is adored by his three children. 

 171/375 The birthday Party

And those amazing cakes their Mom makes. 

 170/365 Lucy

Happy 8th Birthday Lucy! Our spirited red head, gymnast,  swimmer, reader, speller extraordinaire, caring older sister is growing up. 

Her new swimming mask was a hit! So was the lego and the new balance beam. Life is grand! 

 169/365 That's a wrap

Last day of soccer and they got their medals! 

 168/365 Haskap Berry Juice with Mint

David and I stopped in for lunch at Pineridge Hollow post 5k Birdshill Park walk. The plan was to just pick up bread at Hildegards Bakery, but when you are retired, you can act on these whims. :) 

 167/365 Pool Views

I spent a couple of hours floating around the pool with my iPhone today trying to get some unique perspectives so as not to bore you too much. 

 166/365 He Scores!!

 165/365 Splash! 

How much water can 6 teenage boys displace from a pool? Apparently quite a bit! 

 164/365 Helper

 163/365 Emma

Sometimes I am so focused on getting the shot at Jesse' soccer game that I forget this sweet little girl is right beside me cheering him on. 

 162/365 Peek-A-Boo

Found some cherry tomatoes hiding in the greenery. 

 161/365 Goalie

He takes his job very seriously and does a great job! But so cute! 

 160/365 Hail

160/365 Hail
Wasn't that a storm with multiple tornado warnings over a couple of hours. One did touch down about 30 km away. Hail was a good size too and damaged a good number of cars I am sure. We grabbed this one piece to remember.
And so much water!! There is a lake in the park next door and the pool is to the top at one end. The tomatoes took a beating with the 110km/hr winds.
Love a good thunder storm.:) Prefer not to have tornadoes.

 159/365 Red Eye Virio

There has been a Red-eyed Virio singing in the trees in the back yard all day so I grabbed my camera, my long lens and a handful of M&M peanuts because this could take take a while. 

I got out there and set up and he was gone. Not a sound for 15 minutes. 

 158/365 Pool View

Risking my phone over 10 feet of water....again.

 157/365 Lily of the Valley

I have a lot at the back of the yard - a blessing and a curse. It's very healthy. 

 156/365 The Pool

There is something very relaxing about hanging out around water. Another beautiful summer day on the prairies. 

 155/365 Mint

I see some Mojito's in my future. 

 154/365 Summer Memories

This is summer. A swim in the pool followed by supper on the deck and Root Beer Floats

 153/365 Breakaway and a Goal! 

 152/365 Summer is here! 

Emma made the design with the pool rockets and rings.