July 2021
A big part of my healing (physically as well as mentally and emotionally) has been spending time in the pool. It gives me a good Vitamin D dose and it soothes my soul. It is the only place where I can truly relax. The pool has been sooooo important to me this summer and I am deeply grateful to Marvin for getting it all set up for me year after year and maintaining it for me so that I can enjoy using it. What a gift.
These views don't hurt anything either...
The skies are always beautiful - no matter the weather.
I just get so much joy looking out over this beautiful place I get to call home.
I was not in the pool for this photo below... :) I had been in the pool but had to get out because a storm was coming. This was taken during a lightning strike which lit things up like it was daytime - it was actually pitch black and about 10:30 at night! That lightning was intense! It also illuminated a bit of what we would see the next morning... the wind had obviously rotated a bit to blow things where they ended up. For instance, that is the lid of one of our storage boxes that is kept on the north porch. And in the distance the sand box lid. :)
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| was trying to get a photo of the lightning both times, but was not really successful |
The next day we saw we had some work to clean up Daddy's yard. I think every loose branch and leaf came off in that storm! Lots of picking up to do before mowing. :)
But soon enough, I was back out in the pool. Ahhhhh....
All I need is my music (By the way - I highly recommend that speaker pictured below -
Ion Acadia waterproof/bluetooth with surround sound) my drinks, and my pretty Aldi beach towel (wish I had bought a second one!!)
I love how the pool looks at night... I bought these solar lights to put up and they provide such soft and inviting light. There are two more along the sides of the pool.
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Sometimes I get to watch the action at the barn - like this night when Marvin was
bringing in Roxie and Chloe. Chloe likes to explore on her way back to the barn... :) |
I try to exercise first and then reward myself with pool floating time. It is kind of crazy how this summer has been so cool overall... there have been days when it was simply too cold to get in the pool. We have also had more rain lasting through the summer than 'normal'. On this particular day I got in to do my exercise and about 5 minutes later I had to get out because of thunder approaching.
I could tell by the look of things, not just the sound, that something was heading our way.
I sat on the front porch awhile and waited for the rain to pass through. Then I headed back for the pool to give it another try. Nope... about 10 minutes later I heard another storm coming and this time there was lightning already apparent. That time I gave up and went inside to shower. :)
However, after my shower I sat on the front porch watching the storm roll in.
Mesmerizing, even.
After the storm...
The beautiful soft light that follows a storm...
Here is a little video of Marvin bringing Chloe and Roxie to the barn and those beautiful storm clouds.
