Poppies and Family Pictures

I've seen posts and articles about the poppy fields in Mantua for a few years, and I've thought oh I'll have to go next year.  They only bloom for a few weeks in June, and this year I finally decided that I wasn't going to miss it again.  Turns out it was the same field that we went to in October for our fall drive.  The boys and I had just gotten haircuts last week, so I decided to check another thing off my to do list and attempt family pictures. 
First just a couple of these beautiful flowers.   We walked through the field, but there were a ton of people and Owen said you can't take pictures of dudes in flowers, so there were a few poppies along the road and scattered around the actual field and we took pictures there.  Not nearly as many people, and not so may flowers for my dudes. 

I think we got some really good pictures.  I don't know how to photoshop or edit photos, so some have shadows, but everyone is looking, including Joey, and I'm happy with how they turned out.  Good thing Krissy and her family came with us, she helped take pictures, and we got some really good ones of her family too. 

Rocks

I read about a sidewalk in Layton that people paint rocks and set them along this sidewalk.  I thought it sounded like fun so I recruited some friends to join me, so I didn't look weird painting rocks alone.  It was actually a lot of fun. 

 This is my pile that I painted. 

We even got Owen to paint a rock.  

 We got rained on and hailed on as we delivered our rocks, but after a few minutes the sun was shining.

 A few of my favorites.  There were hundreds of rocks along the sidewalk, it was hard to pick just a few favorites. 

Family dinner in the rain

Sunday and it is still raining......a lot.  It took a break for a couple hours today, just long enough for us to have dinner.  I love getting together with my family, and I try to plan a dinner at least monthly.  Today everyone of us made it, that hasn't happened for quite some time.

Wild weather day

Just yesterday it was 98 degrees and we went swimming in the river, today there was practically a river in the apartment parking lot.  We are beginning a slow moving storm that will last a few days, and it's supposed to rain a lot, I am so excited for this storm.  I love the rain, and I love puddle jumping.  It took all day with me having to work and everyone having plans, but finally there was someone to go puddle jumping with me. 

Dog days of summer

Davis got off work early yesterday, and I was picking up Gator thinking gosh it is so dang hot.  Davis had the same thought, so we took Joey swimming again.  We went to a swimming hole in Riverdale that we usually go to tube in the summer.  The water isn't as high this year because it's already been so dry, it is going to be a bad summer for water.  But we still had fun, Joey still got to swim and Gator took a couple trips down the little waterfalls.  Perfect to cool off a little on a hot day.

So long friends

We let the butterflies go.  They were getting pretty rambunctious in the cage and wanted to spread their wings and fly.  Sadly one had deformed wings, and couldn't fly.  We put him in the flower pot, but I suspect without being able to fly to food and water he won't make it.  One of the other butterflies hung around with him for quite awhile before he decided to take off and explore. 

Just a glimpse

We are still in the Covid19 pandemic.  Right now Utah is in the yellow phase.  So there are still a lot of restrictions and things are in no way normal, nor will it ever be the "normal" we once knew, but we are able to do more things and go more places.  The problems now though are riots.  That is scary to me.  So many people are angry with police men and  rights and they are rioting.  Shooting people, and setting cars on fire.  Sadly this is going on in every major city in the US.  This scares me more than the virus.  I wasn't ever too scared to catch the virus, but crazy angry people scare me to the point that I don't feel safe in my house.  2020 has been quite the year with Covid19, earthquakes, fires, and now riots.  I got a new part time job at an assisted living facility.  These poor residents have not been able to leave the facility since March.  At least now they can come out of their rooms, but they couldn't even do that in March and April.  I work as a recreation assistant.  It is fun, and I feel it is a worthwhile job helping the residents have a little activity and fun things to do.  I had to get a Covid19 test before I could start work.  The National Guard came in and wore hazmat suits to do the tests. 

Double the mask at work.  That is a lot of fun as you're trying to call Bingo, or do exercises with the residents. 

Hot weekend

I guess at least now it is June.  It is still way too hot for the time of year, and for my liking, but June is at least summer I guess.  Joey is my dog.  He hates the heat.  We took him swimming over the weekend, and he seemed to love that.  Until last month, he has been scared of the water, but he has grown out of that.  The river was pretty darn cold, but it felt so good.