Summertime, so pleasing to the eye.

Summertime in Henderson is approaching its end. It's still beautiful most of the time and well worth sharing with you, especially if you need more color in your lives.  

Here is a gallery of shots from my neighborhood and yard, with one very interesting drawing from Arram thrown in. It documents a most exciting experience from his school camping trip.

Our house is the one with the brown fence in the center of the picture.

As Arram paddled his kayak in the bay, a stingray about the size of a dinner plate jumped completely out of the water in front of him.  This is him saying, "Whoa." 

Our house is just around the corner to the left in the distance. 

I've been walking past these flowers in Jeanne's garden...and today I had my camera.  Who knew they looked like this, when you look closely that is.

Maybe another butterfly will come along...

Here's my fig tree, but let's look closer at it too.

They are getting close to being ripe now...

And Amiri's avocado tree is very healthy looking. 

It Has arrived, as I hoped it would. Here is a short series...

What a world the camera allows us to see, huh?   

Close up of a Butia fruitia

And another shot, showing the colors.

And what summer would be complete without a treat from Mr. Whippy?
This ice cream truck comes by every Sunday evening about 6 pm, playing Greensleaves as it slowly cruises the neighborhood.  

Tonight, Allie had promised the boys an ice cream treat for dessert. When they heard the truck coming, they dashed out and flagged him down. Doesn't get any better...    -djf