Around here, we have sloughs (pronounced sloo). They're really no more than low places in the topography where water collects. We really have them this year since we had all the snow and rain.
This slough is about 200 yards from our driveway and I'm surprised that I have kept the girls away from it this long! But, they finally had the thought that they now have their own private swimming pool, so, I'm a lifeguard.
Josiah was with Daddy this afternoon, so it was just the girls.
As you can see, Mariah wasn't really too sure about the whole idea, but the girls had a blast.
Jumping off the culvert.
A good time was had by all, as I spent the time sitting in the van, parked on the road, reading my book. I finished the book I was reading, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History. If any of you like non-fiction stories about weather, this is a GREAT book. I highly recommend it.
The book is about Isaac Cline, who was the chief meteorologist in Galveston, TX when the hurricane of September 8, 1900 hit. It was the worst natural disaster in the United States and around 6000 people died that day.
The only sour note was that about a half hour after we got home, the girls were covered in hives. No idea what caused that! Oh well, a little Benadryl fixed them up and I'm sure they'll sleep very well, he he he.
Other than the hives it looks like great fun!
ReplyDeleteWhat cute pictures! Too bad the fun was spoiled somewhat by the hives... Do they still want to go swimming there again? :)
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