Foretaste of Humid Summer

Suddenly we are hit with some higher temperaturs, or more to the point high humidity. That is what I dislike most about summer and though it is still 18 days until summer officially arrives, it is too humid for me and the high humidity and heat are why South Jersey is considered a sub-tropical climate.
But the warm weather brings some good things with it, like a science fair at the great anonymous kid's school. She did a wonderful job with a project showing electrical circuits. She's a straight A student and we are all pretty proud of her. Afterward we got some Chinese food which tastes great at the time but the MSG and all that sodium makes me swell up like a toad the next day. Yuk. But she enjoyed it immensely so that was the point of it all, and I think little celebrations are good for children.
She adores her teacher which is the best thing that can happen for children in school and can make all the difference for them.



I thought I would share some photos I took of a new family in my neighborhood.








Two proud parents. See them behind the reeds there?
Their little nest is tucked into them safely.









See on the left, their little family? Three darling little goslings, all ready for their first swim.











And off they go ....
Daddy, Mama and Huey, Dewey and Louie!