Scenery

A few nights ago we took Boulder to the dog beach. Now this was strategically planned as it had just rained and I was actually hoping there wouldn't be anyone (or any canine) there. My hunch turned out to be correct and while Boulder is still not much for big bodies of water-my husband calls him a defective lab-I saw many photo opportunities just waiting to be seized. There were the distant hills of Quebec, hazy in the distance, that would make a perfect black and white, the ripple of the sand where the creek met the lake, the wildflowers growing between roots on the beach. It made me kick myself for not bringing my camera.
Today I got the chance to go back. Savanna, the social butterfly that she is, (please don't tell me homeschooled kids aren't socialized because that will only make me laugh) has made friends already and as a result we were invited to go to the dog beach this afternoon. While the kids and parents were occupied I took the opportunity to sneak away and take some photos. Unfortunately, I can't share them as I do not have a computer here but I can share the ones I took using my iPhone. (All of the pictures on this blog so far have been taken with my iPhone4 and although I have yet to have any printed, I'am very pleased with their quality.)
I might mention that some of you may question my classifying my daughter as homeschooled being as she just turned four but I would like to point out that as parents we have all educated our young children in the ways of the world. We just don't happen to give ourselves enough credit for what we do.
And so I will leave you with a few pictures... (I'll tell you one of my blogging secrets-I start by looking at the photos I have taken that day and work backwards to find the inspiration for my writing.)