There is no purpose for this post. It’s Monday, and I’m avoiding work..

It’s so very hot which is actually kind of a relief because here in the northeast it’s been unusually cold all summer (a moment of silence, please, for our poor, long-suffering garden).

It’s getting hot enough that the park is no fun…unless you can actually go swimming in a river which runs right past the park (for $1.00 per kid – a bargain even though the water is green and smells like an old wetsuit).

This is a smile of triumph because Ana managed to talk me into letting her go swimming in swamp-central

Emily searches for rocks at the bottom of the river

Emily’s “spontaneous” pose which seems to occur whenever she notices I’m taking pictures

They’re racing

It’s me! See, I DO exist. And so does the humidity, as you can see by my hair…