July 1
Grandson Elijah got braces
July 3
Granddaughter Ella
Whatever she's got her eye on is way more interesting than all those toys on her bouncy chair
July 4
We had a blast celebrating Independence Day
check it out:
July 5
A boy and his dog
Elijah and Cooper
Picture by Elijah's mom, Holly
July 5
Enjoyed lunch with daughter Holly at Jack's BBQ
Lunch Bunch from left:
Son in law Kerry, daughter Holly, daughter Kelly, granddaughter Ella, grandson Knox, hubby Neil, moi, and granddaughter Shelby
A little Aunt Holly/Niece Ella playtime
July 5
Got a streak going on Timehop
Woohoo
July 6
Pool time for Ella and Knox
Picture by their mom, Kelly
July 7
Hydrangea in my back yard
Had some fun with the Prisma photo/art filter
July 7
Chillin' at the DQ
July 9
That face you make when you hear the clock chiming
That face you make when you're not sure what just happened
Meanwhile, Knox was in the backyard playing catch with his dad and grandpa
July 10
We loved the new Spider-Man movie
Far From Home
July 11
The sky was yellow that day, my friend
July 12
Knox has been taking guitar lessons this summer
July 12
Nothin' says Summer like a peach milkshake from the Chick
July 12
Searching for a subatomic particle
and finding it
She's a pro
July 12
Neil calls them 'thermals'
Thermals are created by the uneven heating of Earth's surface from solar radiation, and are an example of convection, specifically atmospheric convection.Thermals are often indicated by the presence of visible cumulus clouds at the top of the thermal. So says Wikipedia.
Don't say I never taught ya nothin'
Filtered with Prisma
July 13
July 13
July 13
My niece Sarah celebrated her 24th birthday
July 15
Bubble machine!
Ella thought it was pretty cool
July 16
Knox and Grandpa went fishing
July 17
Lunch with grand peeps at Ocha
Shelby captured these pics of an American Goldfinch on the zinnias outside the window at Ocha
July 18
We enjoyed a rare chance to visit with our cousin Tom who lives in California
Lunch Bunch from left: my sister Ann, moi, hubby Neil, and Tom
Picture by my sister Jane
Cousins
From left: moi, Tom, my sisters Jane and Ann
Tom and his brother Mike, who lives in Texas, were here for a music majors' reunion at TTU
July 18
Granddaughter Shelby celebrated her 18th birthday
Selfie time with her mom, Holly
Cousins
From left: birthday girl Shelby, my niece Julia, grandson Elijah, granddaughter Ella, daughter Holly, my niece Sarah, daughter Kelly, and grandson Knox
July 20
Kelly making Ella laugh
July 20
50 years
Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD.
July 20
50 years
Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD.
We came in peace for all mankind.
Neil Armstrong
July 21
Gully washer
Also July 21
About 4 hours after that gully washer
Ice cream at the Lazy Cow Creamery
July 23
Target practice at a local indoor shooting range with our .22
Neil is a way better shot than I am
Shooting is fun
But it's really loud
It's been about 5 or 6 years since we last practiced
I didn't even hit the target my first two shots but I did get better
Picture by Shelby
Shelby and her brother Elijah have been around guns pretty much all their lives from the time they could go hunting with their dad
She's a good shot
So is Elijah
He's shooting his dad's Glock
Bang bang
Shoot shoot
Elijah's target
Killed it
Shelby kept shooting until she hit the bull's eye head shot
That's what I'm talkin' about
Neil did very well
July 24
Neil and son in law Kerry took Knox to the range the next day
Knox is 7. This was his first time shooting.
He shot with a .22 rifle at first but liked the .22 handgun way better
He did really well and enjoyed the experience
July 25
Somebody's hungry
Maybe even hangry
This is mama bird's second nesting cycle this summer in our little bird house
July 25
Daughter Holly's black-eyed susans
July 25
Sunset out in the country where Holly and family live
July 26
Neil and I browsed at the Nashville Flea Market
where you can buy just about anything
where you can buy just about anything
Nice lawn and garden tools
if you don't mind a little rust
if you don't mind a little rust
You'd have to be a certified junker to take the time to look through all this
Or you can just wait for something to jump out at you
Or you can just wait for something to jump out at you
Wildlife photo shoot
Funniest thing I saw all day
Little Miss Sunshine
Lunch
Nothing like a flea market hot dog
Nothing like a flea market hot dog
A dissected frog on a plaque
and some spare body parts
There might be a story here somewhere
and some spare body parts
There might be a story here somewhere
Some of my most favorite childhood nightmares
Creature from the Black Lagoon
King Kong
Dracula
The Werewolf
The Mummy
Thank goodness Superman is here to save the day
Creature from the Black Lagoon
King Kong
Dracula
The Werewolf
The Mummy
Thank goodness Superman is here to save the day
This is what happens when you don't drive your truck to the flea market
You discover these two awesome hand carved shelves just laying around in the dust
calling to you <You want me>< You need me>< Take me home with you>
<The price is right>
so who can resist even if they're each 85+ inches long
and your ride today is your little Honda CR-V
calling to you <You want me>< You need me>< Take me home with you>
<The price is right>
so who can resist even if they're each 85+ inches long
and your ride today is your little Honda CR-V
You make them fit inside the ride
and hope you don't rear end anyone on the interstate on the way home
July 27
My sister Jane and her hubby Don
celebrated their 34th
This was their engagement photo
way back in ... '85
They haven't changed a bit
and hope you don't rear end anyone on the interstate on the way home
July 27
My sister Jane and her hubby Don
celebrated their 34th
This was their engagement photo
way back in ... '85
They haven't changed a bit
July 28
July 30
Knox met his 2nd grade teachers this morning
Only four boys in his class and the rest girls
Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing
Elijah is ready for 8th grade
He received his schedule of classes this morning
and he's happy with all his teachers
Last year of middle school
Shelby is ready for her very first semester of college next month
despite the registration glitches she's experienced
She's happy with her class schedule so far
Well, except for that one 8AM class
Yes he likes chocolate pudding
Yes he ate all of it
Yes he hates having his picture taken these days
July 31
Back at the shooting range today
We wounded a couple of target sheets
Getting better
These cousins, my granddaughters
Shelby let Ella play with her necklace
Friends for life
love love love love
my grandpeeps
High fives
as we say goodbye
to July
I have lived pain, and my life can tell: I only deepen the wound of the world when I neglect to give thanks the heavy perfume of wild roses in early July and the song of crickets on summer humid nights and the rivers that run and the stars that rise and the rain that falls and all the good things that a good God gives.
Ann Voskamp
