we took our picnic lunch in a search of a picnic spot and we came upon an aboslutely IDEAL spot on this VERY hot day. it was a spot in the cool shade of the forest by a picturesque pond on the school campus. Dave said he remembered his father telling stories about ice-skating at school and we decided this was probably where he skated.


there were some canoes nearby and oars too! we decided to borrow them and take a spin on the pond. we took off our socks and shoes and waded into the pond and with my outdoorsman extraordinaire companion guiding the way we paddled around the pond a few times.
we came upon a group of lovely water lilies complete with two frogs sitting on the lily pads.we both exalted at the perfectness of our picnic. i decided it was a present from my father :) thanks Dad! i am sure he was smiling too :)