The Fair!

The food, the people, the critters. It was so good!

Late Summer Hike

Photos from our first hike after returning from California {one month ago now!}. The humidity, lush green colors {with hints of the coming fall}, musty smells, and more gradual incline of the Appalachians jolted our senses out of the Sierras, leaving no doubt that we were home.

Did you spot the toad in the second picture?!

The fate of the late summer peaches ~

Linking this to that. and that. and that.

Funny thing, I fixed my photo storage problem, and then promptly set up the hard drive on the desk in the room where Alex sleeps, making it impossible to upload photos when he's sleeping and my hands are actually free to do the typing. Oops.

Anyway, we've been doing a lot of listening to fun stuff. Like the record above. Of course, the stories are great, but the telling of the stories is just fantastic on that recording.

And then I found this: A Light in the Attic. It's an album with 35 of Shel Silverstein's poems put to music... and it's free and oh so much fun to listen to. Go grab yourself a copy and thank that artist.

I can't wait until Alex is old enough to start making things and collecting Badges! That link takes you to DIY.org, a site where kids can learn about all sorts of careers and skills while uploading their projects and earning badges along the way. It looks awesome.

Want to see what else people are up to, check out this art. Amazing, right?

But wait! There's more! A whole pile of people are competing for the best job in the world, including my sister Sarah. Either of those links will take you to her submission video. Go there, get inspired, and vote for her. Thanks!

Next week we're back with a whole pile of fun.