More sky shots

Just sharing some pictures of the evening sky and clouds!

June 26 - sunsetJune 27 - cloudsZachary says this looks like Jesus in the clouds.         I just love seeing all of God’s work.

Lightening!

Wow!  We had quite a light show the other night.  I took my camera out to capture a few shots.  Just set it to burst mode then held down the button.  Of course, I had to delete a lot.  Enjoy!

Swimming lessons update!

Going really well!  Zane is working hard.  Next week he goes to the diving boards.  No, not to dive in but to learn to jump in the deep water.  Scary!

They did work in water above their heads a bit. Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great….!! Swim, kick, swim!

Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge  This was once a lake but due to some diseases, algae, and other problems, it had to be closed.  It was then turned into a wildlife refuge for deer, coyotes, all types of birds including turkey, quail, pheasant.  We have not been since it was made a refuge and decided to take the boys and go check it out early one morning.  It was a wet, overcast morning.  Perfect!  Not hot!

On the way to Umbarger (turnoff to the refuge) we saw a rainbow.  It was faint, very faint, but there it was. 

So we got to the refuge about 7:45.  Ross wanted to get there early!  He would have left at 6:00 a.m. if I had agreed.  Next time we will check the hours out before we take off willy nilly!  Gates did not open until 8:00 a.m.!!

Right off the bat we saw deer.  Now, I am sorry, but I really thought what we saw were mule deer.  Ross thought they were white tail.  After Googling, I still think they were mule deer.Red winged blackbirds – and lots of doves and other birds.   Wild turkeys.And the vultures…And tiny little snails all over the place.  Strange looking.  Never saw these kind. It really was gorgeous down there.  And the slight mist and low temperatures made it really nice for walking around.     We did not realize there was camping down there.  No utilities of course but there is a water faucet.  We may go down sometime and spend the night.  No campfires however.The boys really enjoyed hiking around and even wanted to go to the top of a “mountain”.  It was a really fun day. We came home, bought the boys a few fireworks, and let them play the afternoon away. Can you tell, Zane hates the noise but loves to pop them!