>summer memories

Summer has come to an end, and even though I am loving this beautiful, fall weather, I’m reminiscing about summer. My favorite summer memories revolve around the lake. God has blessed us with a little cabin on a little lake not far from here (it belonged to Molly B’s family before us) and we have spent many, many weekends there over the past 18 years. Lots of memories…these are just from this last summer…

…sitting on the deck is like being in a treehouse…there were several times that David and I just ran over for the afternoon to swim, fish, read, nap…

…Austin and Elizabeth relax on the dock after a nice, evening swim…

…Austin married into the family and fits right in…

…Anna, too, takes her fishing very seriously and is pretty hard to out-fish…Garrett (her boyfriend) helps her land a big one…there were meals where she provided everything…the fish and fresh vegetables from her garden…

…David and Garrett…fishing in the canoe…after the Fourth of July, we hardly see a soul here…the water is so calm…it’s as if we have our own private pond…

…my brother, Craig, comes to kayak…and fish…mostly kayak…Kristina, his wife came, too, and I wish I’d gotten a picture of her doing homework on the dock…she’s working on her master’s degree…

…our nephew Cade…we laughed at his minnow mustache…Mema and Grandad were here, too…no picture…no matter how many I take, it’s never enough…

…Bonnie and I love to swim…sporty little dog…this water is the softest, freshest ever…and then…

…stopping here on the way, in Cross Plains, to eat the best chili relleno in Texas…the Doris Special…one chili relleno, rice and salad…$2.99…no kidding…once, we ran inside just as it started raining after a long, dry spell…we were all strangers, but instantly kindred spirits as everyone in the restaurant expressed their joy and excitement over the welcome rain…

…sandwiches are elevated to a whole new level at the cabin…everything tastes better at the lake…we are bums…no makeup…no fixed hair…no doubt about it…bums…

…the cabin at night…so cozy…I wish you could hear the night sounds…

Someone asked me what my favorite season is…just the kind of question I love to ponder…here is my answer…

My favorite season is:

Spring in the Spring,

Summer in the Summer,

Fall in the Fall,

and Summer in the Winter!