Eat in the Heat

No shortage of outdoor eating took place this week with one more to go tomorrow back at Marge D and Jan's place where Labor Day feasting happened. Hobie and Vince came and were a hit with their CVS drugstore attire...

Vince and Hobie

Amazing car. Amazing hats. I wonder what they'll wear tomorrow.

Aidan's soccer team won on Tuesday evening and for the first time they lost on Thursday in a one-point game. Boy, did they play hard! Soccer trials are taking place at school and the team selection is Friday. The middle school has a new coach. I asked Aidan how he gets it all done with homework and cello and soccer.

"I work in all I can."

This afternoon and evening Wendy and John had people over for a lamb roast. Aidan and I started up some Texas Hold 'Em on the picnic table. Soon, we were joined by another youngster and a couple adults sat in, too. Even Toby sat (laid) in for awhile.

Who's dealing?

I fold.

The chicks aren't chicks any more...

This is as far as the new ones wander from the barn. Of the five old hens, two have died--a brown one and a white one.

Tomorrow, there is one more outdoor picnic. Marge has her potluck dish ready. I'm going to do mine tomorrow. It is still hot, hot, hot outside and there are biting bugs so I'm glad Marge has some spray I can use to discourage the bites which have driven me mad this week from sitting outside to draw and watch soccer. I finished this one indoors...

Pastel of the barn out back.

Tomorrow, at the church Ministries Fair I'll tout the three-part drawing class I'm giving next winter. Never did that before. When the class actually happens next Jan/Feb, I'll be thinking of Carol and Jim and Phil. Their classes, teaching, mentoring and what I learned from them were among the very best things I ever did.

The trees are losing their green, but this oak is still in summer color...

It still amazes me how huge the trees are here. I'm in love with them.

Just like those wonderful friends and art teachers that come to mind over and over, so does the outdoors. I love it in all its phases and all its ways of capturing my attention.

After one of the soccer games, the sky looked like this...