New Pet?

We found this guy hanging out on our fence one evening. 

As much as we wanted the seven legged wonder to stay, he decided the back gate wasn't a peaceful place to live. 

 I hope our silver garden spider finds peace in his journey. 

Pride

A lot has happened in the last few years, and this is what our latest Sunday morning looked like: 

Michael put a lot of time and energy into decorating his bike. 

Grace volunteered Saturday night.

Sunday morning, she walked in the parade. Does it count as walking in the parade, if she came through before it started, asking for donations?

Michael was able to pause in the parade long enough for me to snap a picture.

Maybe next year I will march with my co-workers, this year I was busy serving as a taxi service. 

I ran into these cuties while walking around the park. It was a beautiful Sunday morning, full of happy people, love and acceptance. 

 

Salt Lake

On Monday we took a quick trip down to Salt Lake. My Aunt Hazel was moved to hospice, and my mom wanted to visit. Aunt Hazel wasn't feeling great, so after a couple hours of a sweet visit, we turned around and headed home.

Mom mentioned that she had always wanted to see the great Salt Lake, so Michael made a brief detour. 

As expected, the lake was smelly and salty. Mom and I each dipped a fingertip in it, and decided we had done our duty.  

The view was quite spectacular, as long as one tried not to breathe too much. 

We then started the trek back home. 

 We didn't have time to stop on the way home, but I did admire the fields and hillsides of wild sunflowers. 

It was an emotionally and physically exhausting trip, but I am deeply grateful that we were able to make it happen.