Saturday the weather was warm, the sky was sunny and beautiful, and Matt had one last stand at swimming lessons all afternoon for all the children he taught over the summer here in our pool. The last classes were Rachel, Rebecca, and Marie, so they all stood together for one final summer swimming photo of the season. Bill comes to close the pool on Monday.
Part of the entertainment always is finding Louise slithering about in the ground cover, mulch, plantings, etc. down by the pool. She was cooperative enough to stick out her little red tongue at me as I snapped her photo. You wouldn't think with all the activity down there, and lots of noisy children jumping around, Louise would be anywhere in sight, but she is a rather social creature and the little swimmers all love to be the one who spots her first.
At the end of the day, Chip and I had a little discussion about the mess he is leaving with all the tomato skins he discards as he eats his way through the last of the tomato crop on the deck. It wasn't much of a discussion as he headed out once he spotted me opening the door onto the deck. I wasn't really going to scold him as I like having him around, the mess is incidental.
Life in the slow lane...I love it more as time goes on.