Weather again was fabulous this past weekend, so we rounded up the troops for a trip to Homer Lake. Because of time and energy constraints, we drove rather than biked the 25 mile round trip.
We played on the playground. Clara especially enjoyed the sand pit. We put our toes in the chilly water and threw sticks and rocks into the lake. We watched a dad and his son haul in 3 fish from the lake.
Clara made friends with several groups of kids during our 3 hour stay. The last group of kids was having a great time on the bench swing until a young boy put his head in its path. That had to hurt, and it drew some blood and tears. I'm hoping that Clara learned vicariously to stay out of path of all swings, especially 200+ lb swings.
Janny snuck as many rocks from the lake as she could into her mouth. I don't think Homer Lake has the worst water quality around, but there is a reasonable amount of algae already. On a bike ride last month, I noticed some algal blooms in the streams (drainage ditches for non-environmentalists) collecting run-off (excess fertilizer for environmentalists) from fields. Yes, it has been a warm spring. Poor Gulf of Mexico fishes.
On Sunday, the kids wore matching Easter dresses. We had a very pleasant lunch with Nina, Neal, and Christine.
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