June 22, 2011

• Summer's just begin, and I'm already beginning to melt.  For the record, I was not one of the people complaining about the lack of sunshine all spring.  Clouds are my friends.  : )

  Most of the kids volunteered to go to Boulder Beach, but I can only take two of them at a time.  We aimed for the Lake instead.  Apparently I forgot all my notes from last year about avoiding Cd'A for a week in both directions of the Ironman.  The precious few Free Parking spaces were not only occupied, but surrounded by cars idling in the right lane, stalking for potential departures.  I unloaded the kids near the beach, then drove around town looking for a place to leave the van.  Just when I thought I'd have to bring the van into the lake with us, I found an empty space.  Bonus: Within walking distance of the park, and big enough to comfortably ease a full size van into place.

  The van was taken care of, but the moment I stepped off the crosswalk, I was ready to turn around and head for home.  Crowds of people.  Half of them jogging along with one eye on their heart monitor / pedometer equipment, the other half barely dressed.  To say they were 'scantily clad' would be giving their clothes way too much credit.  What is it about crowds that make people lose all inhibition?  Are they trying to stand out? or just counting on serious anonymity?

  The kids were waiting at their favorite part of the park: the steps, near the artificial creek.  Logan and Wilson challenged each other to go down to "The Seventh Step", where the water is chest deep for them.
  

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