What a wonderful day it was today. The weather was well on it's way to 35 C (yes! 35!!) when Shane suggested that we hop in the truck and take off to this sweet spot by the river. It's not even a 15 minute drive from our house, yet you may as well be 100 miles. We were on a gravel bar in the middle of the Wild Horse, in the picture of Steven under the umbrella you can just see part of the river behind the brim of his hat and then the other part in the lower left of the picture.There was no noise but the rushing of the water. The current was pretty strong, Shane would walk up 100 yards and lie on his back and the river would sweep him downstream. I found it too cold to go in past my knees, as did Gypsy, so we just dawdled in and out. The weather was perfect as their was a slight breeze coming through the trees and it just cooled the air enough to keep us from melting. It was relaxing and calm. We are so lucky to live in such a wonderful country (that always sounds so hokey, but really, it is so true) A day like today is a prime example of all you need to be happy...family and freedom. Who needs all that "stuff"? Not us!