JULY 23, 2012
Our R & R vacation from Yosemite early in July found us spending most days under a tree near the beach, yet in the shade at San Harbor. Several things always impress me when we are there. One is the ease with which the security/lifeguards handle most issues making it a great and safe place for families to spend time. I am not sure I ever saw a family with little kids who did not put them in life jackets or floaties of some kind AFTER coating them well with sunscreen. No fires . .no glass on the beach and not once in an entire week did people walk on our blanket or violate our small section where we had set up chairs. You dodged an occasional frisbee or nerf type ball but always with apologies and laughter. It was fun to watch the interaction of babies and toddlers and the activity in the water itself.
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| Washington's Column across from Half Dome |
These two photos of Yosemite Falls were taken about the same time of year. The other one was a day or two ago.
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| Yosemite Falls summer 2012 |
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| Yosemite Falls summer 2011 |
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| Evening Primrose near Curry Village |
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| Showy Milkweed with Monarch |
One thing I am finding fun to do is experiment with the camera on Paul's IPOD TOUCH. I find it takes fairly decent scenery photos (the clouds and mountains above) and does quite well for macro as you can see from the flower ones, which were taken within the past week.
Parties begin to head us towards the end of summer. Students head back to school and our July Conservancy Group is about to have recognition dinner of pizza and other goodies, after which July people leave and August ones arrive.
Our own 20th season will end with a last week at Lake Tahoe beginning August 17th and ending August 24th. August 16th means a lot of sorting and weeding and deciding what to take and what to donate or toss. You would think that after 20 years the system would be the same but what you brought has morphed into what you have already given/traded/thrown/accumulated so the logistics tend to be a bit different when packing the van.
Fortunately for most of us the negatives will tend to fade to the background and the positives will surface. It is not all 'rose colored' glasses but enough is, that we have returned for 20 years, still in the tents, which may not be the record but we think it could be. Plans are for year 21 to begin June 2013.
Parties begin to head us towards the end of summer. Students head back to school and our July Conservancy Group is about to have recognition dinner of pizza and other goodies, after which July people leave and August ones arrive. Our own 20th season will end with a last week at Lake Tahoe beginning August 17th and ending August 24th. August 16th means a lot of sorting and weeding and deciding what to take and what to donate or toss. You would think that after 20 years the system would be the same but what you brought has morphed into what you have already given/traded/thrown/accumulated so the logistics tend to be a bit different when packing the van.
Fortunately for most of us the negatives will tend to fade to the background and the positives will surface. It is not all 'rose colored' glasses but enough is, that we have returned for 20 years, still in the tents, which may not be the record but we think it could be. Plans are for year 21 to begin June 2013.
HAPPY REST OF SUMMER TO ALL OF YOU
PAUL & DAWN
posted by Dawn & Paul @ 1:41 PM
1 Comments:
Oh Dawn, what a great blog. Loved your photos, 'specially the tent. ::: laughing ::
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