back and doing summer things --

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Visiting family is a big summer thing and shortly after I got back to the US of A was to do just that.

Janet hosted a family get together as my cousin Dave, her brother,  was  here with some of his family. They had come "down South" to visit.  A highlight for me was getting to hold a baby girl, Dave's granddaughter.  See below.  We got along very very well, and it should be noted that I like to have small children to play with.

Dave, with grandson,  was here with two of his children and his two grandchildren.  We had a wonderful evening at Janet's and enjoyed breakfast the next morning too.   

 Another thing since back in the US of A is a couple of trips to the farm.  The cows continue to lounge the early evenings just off the back deck,

 and here mother cow and daughter calf, show strikingly similar poses.

 a strange guy with camera no matter how careful, can rouse a skeptical cow from rest.

 of course the barns and equipment do not look so good.

 cleanup is well underway and reconstruction should start fairly soon.

and I have more summer things to be doing too.