August, 2012

Despite a hotter-than-usual summer, the flowers are thriving.
Brilliant violas in the back yard 9 July 2012	Compact & demure, bantam yellow roses 9 July 2012	Creeping thyme and a line of marigolds 9 July 2012	The sky, the shed, the colorful daylight 9 July 2012	Inverse sky, the Angst pond 9 July 2012

July is monsoon season. At least it's supposed to be. We had a lot of thunder, but rain was sparingly scattered.
Taylor climbs at the Nautilus, Vedauwoo. 9 July 2012	Greg belays Taylor on "Cornelius." 9 July 2012	Thompson's ground squirrel: a "squeeny" 12 July 2012	Alissa's latest home project 12 July 2012	Alissa's newspaper box, well-lit 12 July 2012

Everyone who knows me, knows I work, and then I slack about. Alissa, on the other hand, is an overachiever with all of her projects!
One of our apples, a Wyoming rarity 12 July 2012	Alissa's re-painted retro lawn table 12 July 2012	Alissa re-painted her little bearfriend* 15 July 2012	Awoke early & framed Pre-Dawn 19 July 2012	Greg and Rob, waiting out thunder 20 July 2012

Despite the heat, it's good to get out to the crags. The yard's too busy! The boys went to Austin, Texas for a week to visit Josh & Brianna. Alas, I have no pictures...
Greg leading at Blair-Wallis 20 July 2012	Kara & Mike on a little camping foray** 21 July 2012	Mike fishing at Trinity Lakes, Idaho** 21 July 2012	Mr. Robin on a hunt for meat 21 July 2012	Little Ol' Abner, injury-free for now! 21 July 2012

Alissa was working on a stained glass window for the garage. My truck was banished until it was completed (work space). Didn't take her long, though...
Old Allis-Chalmers, new driveway gravel 21 July 2012	A new window in the making 21 July 2012	More aeration and a little more light 23 July 2012	No turmoil at the Angst pond 23 July 2012	Taylor's Arkoola is a boogie machine 25 July 2012

When all the detail work is done, She summons the drones...
Husband and a very cautious tack hammer* 25 July 2012	The pond window installed at last 25 July 2012	Alissa beholds her design-come-true 25 July 2012	Taylor & Eli contem- plate the heirloom... 25 July 2012	Merrill & Aunt Jeanie with Cousin Acelyn 29 July 2012

Alissa's Aunt Jeanie came to visit from Indiana. She brought her grandkids Acelyn & Bryan along, and everyone went to the Frontier Days rodeo...
Cousin Bryan dries out after a quick swim* 29 July 2012	Getting in touch with nature...* 29 July 2012	Hobo dinners: Eli tending fire* 29 July 2012	A little rain but the fire stayed lit.* 29 July 2012	A unique daylily amongst many 30 July 2012

The boys ordered some custom Converse All-Stars. They designed them in their high school colors. Go, East!
The very strange and interesting smokebush 30 July 2012	Alissa surveys the new shed floor in progress 30 July 2012	The package has finally arrived!!! * 30 July 2012	All-Star Boogaloo: East High Chucks!* 30 July 2012