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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

One Paddle Wednesday

The weather forecast for today was for blazing heat and stifling humidity.  DH and I had talked about doing some shopping so we could stay cool.  But when I got up this morning, the outside temperature was 67!  So we loaded up the boats and headed for the river.  I didn't see any spectacular photo ops today, but it was nice and peaceful being out on the water.

This is the remnants of an aqua duct that carried the C&O Canal over the Conococheague Creek, where it empties into the Potomac River.  At this spot, we usually stay on the river, but today we paddled up the creek.  We saw a couple of turtles, and some herons, but they didn't want their photos taken.

While we were putting the boats away, I snapped a few shots of the flowers (and weeds) in our backyard.


And it's Wednesday, so you know there are flowers blooming indoors, too!
One final note - we bought our first watermelon of the season today!  Yummmm....

And now it's about time to watch some fireworks on TV.  It's way too hot to be outside viewing it live.  Yup, I'm a wimp!  But you already knew that, didn't you?

Happy Independence Day!!    Sunny


16 comments:

Patty C. said...

Sounds like fun!
Happy 4th

Karen said...

What a perfect way to spend the day. Love the idea of floating on the water.

Lee Prairie Designs said...

Fun post Sunny! Looks like a fun day going paddling! Especially if it's cool...not here in Des Moines today...but it will pass...I hope,and soon!!! Can you tell that I am a wimp?

Happy 4th to you two!

Carolyn

shez said...

what a wonderful relaxing day you are both having,lovly pics Sunny.xx

Maria said...

What a fabulous way to spend the 4th of July.
Lovely Hexie flowers Sunny.

Anthea said...

Sunny you had a great Independence Day by the look of all your lovely pics. Gorgeous hexys as always...

Wendy said...

Sounds relaxing...I'm getting ready to watch fireworks on t.v. too. I could endure the heat when my boys were young but not anymore! Had watermelon today too, it was yummy.

Karen said...

I like the sound of 67! You can find the blazing heat and stifling humidity at my house. :( Lovely garden and hexie flower photos. I should have had watermelon today!

merumo said...

Beautiful day! Your hexagons look so relaxing...

Cathy said...

Wow...67! Not so here on the shore. We're still doing some storm cleanup. Hope you did ok from that. I love your hexies. I still want to try them but I have too many other projects to get done first.

Roxanne said...

What a nice day you had. Glad you enjoyed it. This hot weather is getting to be just a bit too early for me. You would think it was the dog days of summer (August) already!

Pen Pen said...

What a wonderful way to spend the 4th, enjoying nature!! I haven't had watermelon this year...maybe next week!!

Hilachas said...

What a nice 4th of July you had. Thanks for sharing your photos. All the flowers and weeds are lovely. Nice hexie.

LittleBook said...

I am so grateful to be in cooler weather! Stay cool over there and enjoy that yummy watermelon!

Sheila said...

A perfect way to celebrate and stay cool. That watermelon looks so yummy and cooling.

Linda in Calif. said...

Ahh...so relaxing and calm. What more could you want?