Last Day of Summer Break...

Here is how we spent our last day of Summer Vacation, at the lake. It was a gorgeous, sunny mid-90s kind of a day and seemed like the perfect day for some water fun.

I love seeing how close in size my boys are getting.
They spent most of the day wrestling and trying to wear down each other.

DD was more content to just take it easy, no wrestling for her.

Well, I guess that is technically it for Summer of 2009. On Wednesday they head back to class. Sigh.......

Happy Birthday, America!

A few days ago DD and I were out and about and made a visit to one of our semi-local gems...in the form of a visit up at the lake in the gorgeous North Georgia Mountains. One of my favorite parts about being up there is soaking in some of the most beautiful homes (if we still lived in NY they would be called camps).

This is one of my favorites!See the lake in the back ground? What I really like about this house, though, is
the dock!!!! All decked out for the 4th...
Complete with Uncle Sam!

Happy Birthday, America!!!!!

Drought....

This past weekend DD and DS#2 and I decided to walk around the lake a bit. I realize that doesn’t sound very interesting but to those of you outside of North GA ,you might be interested in knowing we literally walked around “IN” the lake. If you haven’t heard... North GA is in a severe drought and has been for the last year or so. Lake Lanier and others lakes in the region are practically unrecognizable. Though, loved by boaters and fisherman alike, most of the boat ramps are closed and it is dangerously low. Here is a link http://www.conservewatergeorgia.net/Documents/georgia_drought.html if you are interested is learning more.

Normally, the water line is up to those trees and makes it an island.
Yes, that is a boating buoying (is that how you spell that?) to let boaters know of more shallow waters...in a full lake you wouldn't see the bottom half or the pole! Now, if that isn't context I don't know what is.
DD & DS#2

BTW, the clams are dying in our lake!