Just thought this was pretty — a beautiful rainbow out our car window as we drove up to Montana. I don’t know if I’d ever seen one with the “violet” stripe on the inside, but this one was so vivid. …
Rainbow Over the Idaho Mountains
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Happy Birthday, Baby!
This dimpled infant:
This sweet baby:
This cute toddler:
This adorable kid:
Is now this dimpled, sweet, cute, adorable kid:
And is 15 today! I can hardly believe it.
Happy Birthday, Baby! You’ll always be our sweet little girl.
Wordless Wednesday: Lone Surfer
Lone Surfer -- Photo by L. Sanchez, 2010
Come Sail Away …
Superman and I were invited to a beautiful afternoon and cocktail hour on a 32-foot sailboat with friends this weekend, out on the waters of Newport Beach.
We didn’t get the sails up, because the water outside the jetty was a little too choppy, but we had a great time cruising the harbor, enjoying the early evening sunshine, drinking wine, chatting with fun people, and people- and boat-watching along the Balboa Penninsula. …
So what do you see in Newport Harbor?
We saw Duffy boats:
Wedding boats:
Lots of other sail boats:
Gondolas:
Paddle surfers:
Lots of yachts and beautiful homes:
Brides:
Kayaks:
The Virgin Oceanic boat, ready to start its next mission:
The high-rises of Newport Beach:
And the Balboa Island ferry, which you can still ride for only $1:
Chris even got to steer for a minute:
It was one of those afternoons with really nice people, where you’re glad you got out and remembered why you love living here.
Boys of Summer
I often come home from lunch and see Nate and his neighborhood friend sitting on our fence like this, or somehow “looking for something to do” (a.k.a., “one step away from trouble”). They remind me of Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer.
One time they were trying to fit each other into suitcases. One time they were building a precarious “ramp” out of a small cardboard box and a lot of daring. Many times there are chairs and upturned buckets around the yard, where they are building obstacle courses to fling themselves over fences and around trees in precarious ways. Many times they’re huddled around our hose, with either water balloons or squirt guns.
But it’s great to see them just being boys.
It’s one of those classic things about summer. …
What were some of your favorite things to do during the lazy days of summer when you were a kid?
