My favorite things about summer

 Good day pleasant readers! Yesterday I thought out my five favorite things about summer and decided to share them with you.

  There are so many in summer,  while the rest of the seasons are rather lacking in this beautiful addition to God's creation.

 You don't only do this in summer, but there is more time in this wonderful season.

 I'm not sure why I like this so much, but I do. I had one just yesterday with Liberty.

 Some people would put flowers in this category, and it certainly is a part of summer's loveliness, but flowers seem to stand by themselves. And there are so many other lovely things that one can see in summer. Clouds, animals, other plants, blue skies, I love it all!

  There is so much time in summer, to post, or sew, or play with Libby. These are all such a delightful parts of our vacations.

What are your favorite things about summer?

Happy Fourth of July!

 Hi all! Happy 4th! We are sincerely hoping that your  holiday has been as good as ours has.

Here's what we had for breakfast yesterday. I would like to inform our readers that this is not our picture but the picture from which we got our inspiration.

Anyway, after breakfast we went to a nearby town to watch a parade. Now that was fun.

Look at the teeny little tractor!

And the teeny little ponies!

Later in the afternoon, we went swimming at the local pool (since it was free for fourth of July). This picture was from last year when Liberty went swimming on the 4th of July, because we did not have a picture from yesterday.

And then of course, there were FIREWORKS! They were spectacular!

Evan if this sounds cheesy, I am glad to be american. I mean, I can worship God without being put in prison, I have freedom of speech, freedom of  food (well maybe not all the time), and tons of other great things I wouldn't have if I lived in another place. Anyway, thanks for letting me ramble on like this.
What did you do for the 4th of July?

Picking mint in Addy's Garden

Today, I wanted to make a dish that Liberty and I are fond of, and Addy invited me over to her garden to pick mint, which is the key ingredient in the dish.

"Are you almost done?" Addy asked, coming around the mint bush. "Yes, I 'm done." I replied, "Thank you for letting me pick mint in your garden." "You're welcome." she said, " That's what Friends are for." Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this very short blog post, because I enjoyed making it.

Our Afternoon at Lake Calamus

 Hi  everyone! Today, after schooling, Marie and Caramel and Vanilla and I went down to Lake Calamus, which is the nearest thing we have to a beach near our house.

  These are the first pictures I took when I got out of the car.

 First we ate our lovely lunch, provided by Marie. Ice cold water and lettuce and tomato sandwiches. Yum!

 Our lovely view.

Right after dinner, Marie read an American Girl magazine......... 

........but  I used my new swimsuit for the first time in the waters of Lake Calamus. Fun, Fun, Fun! 

State Fair

 As a way of ending our summer, Liberty and I went to the State Fair. 

Also, we went there to see Liberty's photo (explained in an earlier post).. 

 At first, we simply wandered around, amazed by the sights, sounds, and smells of the State Fair. 

Soon we stopped at the Sea Lion's tank.
Liberty has decided that sea lions are her favorite animal, after dogs.

 Next, we looked at all the animals people had entered. 

I liked the rabbits best of all. Liberty liked the ducks.

Later, Liberty and I separated to look at different things 

that people were selling.  I looked at the jewelry...

                                            ...and Liberty looked at the roasted nuts and candies.

 Then we looked at a collection of fairy gardens.  

Liberty wanted me to point out the little house in one.  

We also saw Liberty's photo at this time. Liberty was very excited, it having got a purple ribbon.

 Later, we both had a sample of a cinnamon roll.

Here is me...

 and Liberty.

 Last of all, we went to the petting zoo.  

The porcupine's name is Fluffy.  Liberty just wanted me to mention that.

Next we will be jumping into our school year.  That will certainly be an adventure!

WE WENT TO THE ZOO!!!!!!!!!

Yes, Marie really did choose THE OMAHA ZOO for her turn. Only the BIGGEST ZOO IN THE  WORLD!!!! I was dumbfounded when she told me. But, here we are all the same.That picture was taken in the Desert Dome, the first place we went.

 The World fountain outside the Desert Dome.

 The Desert Dome itself.

 The cool animals inside the Desert Dome. My favorite was the Meerkat!

 All these pictures were taken in the Kingdoms of the Night,which is under the Desert Dome.They include lizards, tree frogs, aardvarks,beavers,fossas,birds, and even an alligator!   

 Next we went back into the Desert Dome, and took more pictures of ducks,and cacti and waterfalls.

 Lions, and Tigers, and Bears, Oh My!

( The orange tiger's name is Isabella. I just had to say that!)

Next we went to the Lied Jungle. 

 Oh, what a place that was!

 I really liked these cute otters, although I think the monkeys were my favorite.

 We would have taken millions more pictures,I know it,but our camera started to die so we were only able to take a picture of this Blue Morpho Butterfly.

 I was rather moody on the way home knowing that  I'll have to jump into the school year after this.  But when we got home, there was a letter from Rissa waiting!

 I guess life is worth living after all.