...and then it was August

As I sit here this evening working on this blog, I am listening to the distinct sounds of a late summer night.  It has been cool the past 2 days and we even had a little misty rain today.  Not enough - I ran the sprinkler too, but there is the definite  feeling of change of season.

So, here is the summer wrap up in picture format~

This picture should have been in the June/July pictures but it apparently didn't get downloaded.

  I have just finished storing away the "little person" things for the next time, but just can't 

bring myself to put the horse away.  He may  live in the foyer for awhile. 

 I think you out did yourself on this one Keith!

Spent a day on Put-in-Bay.  It was fun, but no one was "blown away".

We did rent a golf cart and that was pretty cool!

Not as impressive as Adam's snake, but we did get a good look at this Lake Erie Water Snake.

I am just not a snake fan...

I really enjoyed the butterfly garden, although this is not the picture I wanted to use...oh well, the one with the big orange spots was really impressive.  The wings of the big one to the left are brilliant blue on the inside but I never did get a picture of them and it was not for lack of trying.

Linda invited us over for a lovely brunch one morning.  She of course, immediately made friends

with Artemis.  Just in case you can't tell, she is "posing" for this picture.

Linda also picked up this little ditty in a garage sale for $5.00 - much to your father's chagrin...however, when he saw how happy it made Eleftheria he got over it.  

Artemis liked it too.

G'ma Nancy and Artemis having tea.

The next generation "walks the wall".

We celebrated Ian's 30th birthday.  Eleftheria made this INCREDIBLE dessert and G'ma Nancy

made a blackberry pie, Ian's favorite kind.

...and we did a little garden work.  Thank you so much for the help!

Artemis spent most of a morning working hard to wear my garden gloves.

This is just before we left for the airport the first time....

...and this is Artemis trying out the bedding at Anthropologie after their

flight was cancelled.  We spent a lovely bonus afternoon at Crocker Park after we

retrieved them from the airport.

It was such a wonderful summer!  We enjoyed everyone's visits and all the eating and activities and visiting and talking, talking, and cooking, and shopping and on and on...

As you ease into the next season I hope that the memories of our time together linger on

and bring you many smiles.

I love you all so much and look forward to our skype, email, and phone visits and especially to the next time we are all together.