You’ve seen this image before . (Now it adorns one of my new carryalls.)

But really: you’ve seen this before. Jumping high and fast and …. am I one person or three people? and … can I keep going and going and going??? Midsummer energy. High gear.

Ariella and Ramzi were here for a too short visit: they arrived Friday and left this afternoon. All the way from Africa, they came and we were all wonderfully together. In the same space. I consider these few days precious.

The lake energy was briefly busy over Labor Day weekend, but the tempo has downgraded from that summer frenzy. The weather has cooled, days are shorter and the lake was – oh dear – a bit nippy. But not chilly enough to keep Ramzi out:

Ariella had taken a swim earlier. She and Peaches preferred to take it easy. To take a moment.

Now

let’s guess, who is the MOST relaxed?

Ariella:

or Peaches?

A pause.