August, '21

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Cash for vaccuming Grand Janet's house.  And a box to put it in.  (8/4/21)


Stopping to pick blackberries before we begin our hike.  (8/5/21)

Picking blackberries is hard work.  Time for a rest.  (8/5/21)

Two acorns.  (8/5/21)

One very spiky thistle.  (8/5/21)


Between the extreme heat and the smoke from fire season... it can be hard to get outside.  But we made it out on a hike, with a lovely view.  (8/5/21)

Lane gets a new hat with ears.  Bunny ears!  (8/6/21)

This cat is completely at home in their tree in the dog park.  (8/8/21)

A fun afternoon activity:  washing the car.  (8/10/21)

A salmon sandwich for the hungry worker.  (8/10/21)

A carefully coiffed head of hair, all ready for some cosplay.  (8/10/21)

We escaped the 100 degree weather by driving to the beach.  (8/11/21)

After visiting the light house, we followed the hobbit trail to a secluded section of beach.  (8/11/21)

The kids communed with the waves.  (8/11/21)

The dogs frolicked.  (8/11/21)

Although, the dogs weren't so sure about the actual water.  Shelties think oceans are dangerous.  (8/11/21)

It was a wonderful way to spend a day.  (8/11/21)

The sun cast long shadows across the sand by the time we left for home.  (8/11/21)

Lane cosplays as Shuichi Saihara from Danganronpa.  (8/12/21)

This visit was supposed to be masked and socially distanced.  (8/15/21)

Walking off into the sunset.  Except it's not sunset.  (8/15/21)

Group hug.  (8/15/21)

Cat cosplaying as bunny.  (8/17/21)

A very intense game of tag.  (8/17/21)

The kids try to involve me in their game of tag.  (8/17/21)

Lee chooses the order I should open presents in, ending with a giant green T... filled with green tea.  Though the real presents this year were dairy-free versions of some of my favorite foods.  (8/18/21)

Driving the dogs over to the dog park for a sunset romp.  (8/20/21)

Biking over to ye olde abandoned school house.  (8/21/21)

In spite of the ridiculous heat wave, the insidious smoke of fire season, and the resurging pandemic, we made it to the Enchanted Forest.  (8/25/21)

We'd been warned that the shoe slide and tunnels would be closed, but they were not.  (8/25/21)

Gingerbread house and riding rabbit.  (8/25/21)

This wig is for cosplaying Mikan Tsumiki, another Danganronpa character.  (8/26/21)

Foraged blackberries and fancy Rabbit Hole drinks whilst wandering about the dog park.  (8/28/21)

Scootering at the skate park.  (8/28/21)

Puppy pillow.  (8/28/21)

The kids pick flavors of otter pops after picking out new shoes, socks, and backpacks filled with school supplies.  (8/29/21)

Picking out a patch to personalize their new backpack.  (8/29/21)

Lee points out how the webbing on their backpack plus the spiderweb match makes it like a Spider-Man backpack.  (8/29/21)

We took the dogs to a new dog park.  It had good climbing trees.  (8/30/21)

My bright shining star.  (8/30/21)

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