A Day with a Lake in it

This was between 4 and 5 pm. I'd been at the lake with some people I work with then my niece and her family met me there. I haven't seen any of them in over a year and she's had an eighth son born since then so this was the first time I've seen little Daniel. He is, like all her boys a beautiful child. Below you will she her holding him - get this - he's nine months old and eating a HOT chicken wing. What they don't know won't hurt them eh? So maybe kids learn to dislike some foods by parents thinking they don't like it? That is my new vehicle we are standing by. My niece is almost 37 and now the happy mother of eight sons. She has a loving supportive husband who is her best friend.

These are shots from the lake which is a central part of my life here. I get to spend time at this lake almost daily as part of my job taking special needs adults for walks around it.






This particular day it was doubly enjoyable as I was there for work then met my niece and her family there for an impromptu picnic when they came through town on their way to their new home near Houston, Texas. I was overjoyed to see them all as when I moved to this province where they have been living for at least 10 years and where he husband grew up, I had been looking so forward to being able to go up to their place to visit but they moved now so I won't be able to do that.

I do hope some day I can drive down to Texas to visit them. I have a long time pen pal in Van Texas. Her and I have been hoping for a long time to get to meet one another so maybe that will be in the next year or so.

Here's my niece and her gang:

I felt lost and lonely when they left until, I, as I always do when those feelings come, decided to soak in some more of the beauty there by capturing it in my camera lens. Here's a favorite from that late afternoon.