Our jaunt to Canterbury was not entirely bloodless.

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Sam was delighted to discover a rocket ship at the library today. We watched the night sky tonight for signs of the Perseid meteor showers, but it’s just too cloudy over the island tonight.

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Sam and Anjeli at the park post gymnastics class… a few minutes before the sideways rain soaked us.

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Après le cours, le déluge.

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One of Sam’s favorite activities at any park is chasing pigeons and gulls. The pigeons at St. Ann’s Well Gardens are quite fat and she gave these birds a workout.

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A dozen lemurs so far and the ranks keep swelling. Our “Country Club” took the month of June off, and then Sam selected Madagascar for July’s country, possibly because she wanted to watch the eponymous film (which we did). But Madagascar is seeping into August, thanks to this lemur craft we did last week. Take a toilet …

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Today Sam was presented a certificate and badge for meeting the requirements for Ducklings 1 and 2 swim levels. In 10 weeks she went from being scared to let go of me in the water to trying to swim on her own, face in the water, without any buoyancy aid. The parents are quite pleased with her progress and the …

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Hamza, Esme, and Sam go for a ride at St. Ann’s Well Gardens.

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Mom-Mom and Granddaddy’s cat, Ren, passed away yesterday. Sam’s been drawing pictures of him so we’ll remember him.

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