This Past Week By The Water

     Hi everyone. It's already another Friday, and we're into the double digit days of July since today is the 11th.   I'm linking up  to Nicole's Friday Face Off and also to Gillena's  Friday Lunch Break.  I thought I'd share some random water related photos from the last 7 days for my post today, many of them with faces.  

     My first photo  with faces are all these rubber ducks. One of the vehicles parked with a trailer at the boat ramp this past Monday morning (when I was working) had these silly waterfowl on their dashboard.  It's not a super photo because I couldn't get very close and there was a glare off the windshield, but I think you can see these ducks. I can't imagine what it's like to drive with all that dashboard distraction, but it's a fun collection for certain.

     It was also a pretty view that morning at the lake, and I was thankful for the clouds because it kept it cooler. 

      A week ago last Friday, it felt more like September than the 4th of July. There was a brisk wind and there were even whitecaps on the lake at my Mother-In-Law's home when some of my husband's family got together for the holiday. Sadly it was not a good day for swimming, but we all still sat around on the dock and had some extended family time. 

    With the wind blowing the temperature barely reached 70 degrees F/ 21 degrees C. Here's a not so happy lake goer. My daughter was bundled up and still unhappily  cold. 😏

    Then by the end of the weekend we were back into the heat. On Sunday it was about 92 degrees F/ 33 degrees C. You can see those of us still around spent some time in the water. What a difference 2 days made with the temperature.

    While sitting  and de-wrinkling on the dock after a long Sunday afternoon float, I noticed Mr. Pete had crawled behind our chairs and dug himself a hole. I forgot he was there, and when I got up  and I saw him, my first thought was that there was a black bear cub there. OK, it only took a second to realize it wasn't a bear cub, but look at his snout. Can you see why I thought that?

     And here's a few other faces and views from the week. This first one is one of the catbirds that spends a lot of time hopping around the boat ramp keeping me company.

     Here's the view out of my windshield Wednesday morning when I was at the lake working. 

  By the time the drizzle eventually stopped it was almost time to go home. Other than a few walks around to stretch my legs, I spent the morning in the car. The only boat I had wasn't even really a boat but a little float that a fisherman could sit in and paddle about with his feet while he tried catching some fish.

   I think my husband and I are FINALLY going to go on our maiden 2025 voyage in his boat today.  We've never been so late putting it into the water, but between a spring full of rainy Saturdays and a few other things it's taken him forever to give it the big spring clean he insists on doing.  Bon voyage to us, I hope.🤞

  

     Have a great Friday and start to your weekend.