Father's Day at Lake Fuqua

On Father's Day we headed out to the lake with the boys for a impromptu cook out and swim.  It was hot out so I would play arouond with taking photos inbetween swimming.   We had a good time.  

We didn't plan on doing anything but we did go to the lake last week (a couple of times).  I love summer and our times swimming at lakes and going places.  Being on a shoestring budget it's convenient that there are lakes relatively close.  

We needed firewood for our hot dog cookout.  The idea of going to the lake came about after I jokingly (not really) told my husband that I'd let him cook out for Father's Day (since he does all the grilling).  This was definitely more fun.  

So Dad saw a lizard and was yelling for the boys to come over.  They were going to catch it.  It surely doesn't have a chance.  

They set out to chase and capture the lizard. Not giving me a chance to photograph it. 

I don't think the lizard cares that they are determined to catch it. 

It was the one that got away..so back to the problem of the campfire.  

See those shoulders and arms - yeah, that's what I noticed right away at a nearby lake nearly 18 years ago (in about a week or so) -  we will have our 18th anniversary since we met.  

The campfire is going and it's time to swim some more.  

Here is an earlier post I did on Lake Fuqua 

When I was a teenager we didn't live near a swimming pool so we'd go to the local lakes to go swimming, which were closer to our house than driving to town to a pool.  Since I met my husband at a lake we always spend a lot of time in the summer at the lakes and swimming, something we both love. I can't imagine spending a summer without swimming.  It just wouldn't be living.  I love our summers. 

Father's Day really isn't about anything more than a reminder that we need to acknowledge our fathers and their importance in their lives.  Some people need that date on a calendar to let our parents know they matter. I hope my parents know they matter, I am sure you, my readers can tell how important my Dad is by the amount of photos I place of him on here.  

If you a father- Father's Day is everyday...  and it's' time for our cookout.  Now, think what you will...  but a hot dog cooked over an open fire in front of a lake is definitely one of the best meals that you could ever have. 

One of the best meals cooked over an open fire. The most basic means of food preparation. 

He was told to eat the hot dog before eating marshmallows..guess what he was sneaking while we were cooking?  Yep, marshmallows.  

 

 Time to go back out for more swimming.  I still have Colorado and Kansas photos to post. I also have photos from another trip to eastern Oklahoma. I've taken to editing photos while watching Netflix, tonight I'm watching Star Trek.  

While they were busy kayaking and swimming I was climbing around in the rocks.  The other day we visited and I didn't take my camera, knowing we were going swimming.  After visiting Dinosaur Ridge (which I have yet to process and post the photos) I discovered what dinosaur bones looked like in the rocks and knowing the geologic era that many of the rocks in the area come from I began searching to see if I could see any fossils or evidence of the ancient sea that once covered this land.  I found a fossilized fern - which I thought perhaps I could repeat - but no, nothing as exciting. I did find some interesting rocks which probably are some type of fossil evidence but I am not sure of what. 

I found a high vantage point for a couple of shots.  

Sometimes I think I'm getting bored with photography, yet it's somewhat of an addiction and I'd rather edit photos than play games online in the evenings. I'd rather edit photos than read and I enjoy this activity more than about any. 

But I'm really fascinated with rocks, geology and fossils right now. I need to read more about it.  Right now I realize I don't need a career. I need a job.  I don't need more education to learn - I need to know which scholars to look at as the diving board into a new field of study. I don't need classes. I need names and after I find the names I can find out what to read.  I don't need to justify my education or knowledge. I don't need any further experience with using others to justify and validate myself. I desperately want my College situation straight because I feel horrible about it.   But any future learning will be in my hands, I feel that I've been given the research tools. I want to educate but I don't want to have to make others feel as successes or failures at my hands.  Who am I to judge other's performance - performance is not learning and learning is not always performance. But as far as the photo above, I want to know what it is. Sitting in sandstone, near a layer of glauconite and shale.  

The boy has decided to swim a little bit more. The last couple of visits he has tormented me about seeing snakes at the lake (we did see one the last time we were here).  

So, after seeing a snake in the water the boy exited the water as fast as possible, not teasing me about snakes.  He was quite happy to leave the water quickly.  Then we headed home - tired and I  needed to make preparation for our daughter's 17th birthday.  

 

 

 

 

Comments

[Alan]

It looks like a fine time was had by all. I've been to Lake Fuqua but it has been a long time ago.