Well, neglected blog. You need some pictures. The last picture I posted was from our last day at Disneyland (sigh). Since then, I've been walking around the neighborhood, posing with my husband, capturing my sleepy dog, spending a week at a camp with some junior highers in our youth group, and getting horribly, horribly sick. So - here's what my camera saw (along with a little bit of cheating).
June 16: A walk to the pharmacy turned into a photo shoot. Why not?
June 17: Vine overload!
June 18: A smaller vine. I like this one better.
June 19: Pasadena Chalk Festival. People drew chalk art all over the sidewalks in one of the main shopping/entertainment centers of Pasadena. Pretty cool stuff.
June 20: I wish I knew what this tree is called...
June 21: I didn't take this, but it was on my camera. And I really like it. Except my arm looks huge. Oh well.
June 22: sunshine through petals
June 23: Charlie, chilling as usual. This was also the day I took the video of Charlie's life, which you can find in my previous post. If you've ever wondered what it is a basset hound does all day, your answer is in that video.
June 24: baby grapes!
June 25: One of my favorite things ever - cherries. And Jeremy doesn't like them, which means I get the whole bag to myself!
June 26: In case you doubted, Charlie really does lay around a lot.
June 27: Welcome to Camp Dunamis. I spent a week in the mountains as a cabin counselor and worship team member for this camp for junior highers. I went with some kids from our youth group. The camp focused on racial reconciliation and cultural awareness. In my cabin, I had girls from the inner city, from the suburbs, from a Zuni reservation in New Mexico - you name it. It was an interesting week, to say the least - and difficult to hear some of the very very painful things some of the campers had gone through already in their 12 years of life...
June 28: Chalk art outside our cabin at camp. "I am..." was the theme of the camp - knowing who we are in Jesus Christ.
June 29: Still camp. This was the fabled ice cream shop that no one had ever seen open. But there are all the supplies in there, just tantalizing you...
June 30: trees in the mountains
July 1: More trees in the mountains. This was my favorite part of my week at camp - getting to steal away alone for awhile and explore the mountains. I absolutely love being in the mountains.
July 2: Last day at camp. This was my favorite spot in the camp itself - a random set of swings surrounded by trees and huge boulders. I came here a lot during my free moments alone.
July 3-8: Here's my cheating. As soon as I got home from camp, I came down with the stomach flu, in all its glory. So, I didn't take many pictures. And by "many" I mean "none." So, I took this lovely gem as a symbol of my week with the flu, because all I could eat for days was saltine crackers. (Oddly enough, I really like the way this one turned out...)
July 9: We bought a watermelon. I'm starting to wonder if that was a great idea...better get eating!
The end.
