Swimming

Last Friday, the sky opened up and we got over three inches of rain within an hour.  That means we've had lots of standing water and very hot and humid weather recently.

When I got home from work Friday evening, the kids came running to me in their swimsuits.  "Momma, we're going to the beach!" They meant our personal pond which had formed during the downpour.

They played in this water for about an hour.  True farmkids!

Normally, you would hardly be able to see the creek running through our pasture during this time of year since the water level drops and the long grass covers the little water trickling through.  I really want to take a tube down this!

 Our neighbor has almost completely lost his pasture to high water levels.  Here are some comparisons of the normal water level pictures I took less than 2 weeks ago and the current water levels.  You can also really see the haziness we've had with all the humidity the last few mornings.

We still have some standing water in our yard from Friday's rains, but it has become very stagnant and smelly.  So we pulled out the portable pool for the kids to cool off, and they've spent so many hours here the past few days.  This water doesn't look much better, does it?  Between the rusty well water and the dirt and grass the kids drag in as they jump in and out, the water gets pretty ugly and needs to be changed frequently!

We've also hit a few local beaches recently and took our boat out last evening to beat the heat.  Here are Mike and the kids at beautiful Lake Minnewaska Sunday evening.

After swimming, we had to have some ice cream from DQ along the lake.

The kids also love this hobo statue across the street from the DQ. 

Hope you are all keeping cool and enjoying summer!