The Kid discovered that pushing the water towards the wall of the pool would make it splash out. It seems this took a long time to discover. I was fresh out of the cold water, sitting in the corner on the deck, trying to stay dry = good incentive to figure out how to splash without splashing.
We agreed that it would be fun to take some shots of the water splashing, and we were right!
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His jaw dropped when he saw this one—by far his favorite. (It is pretty neat.)
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And one from a cannonball:
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Also, the garden is much happier since our temps have gotten out of the 110s and since the shade cloth went up. Here, we have cucumber- and corn-to-be. The lead photo is pre-tomatoes.
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This … I wish you could smell it. Basil smells so good…
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Marigolds to help keep the tomatoes happy, and lavender just because:
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And finally, I like the bits of web here.
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