[Image]  The days are getting warmer, so the kids asked the other day if they could go to the swimming hole with their friends. Sure, why not?

A little garter snake was hanging out there.
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Desert Boy asked if he could catch it, and I said yes. He quickly captured it.
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[Image]  It wasn't very big.
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Desert Girl came over to check it out. Do you notice what she's wearing? It looks like she wants to go swimming.
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Ava gave it a try, but it was cold!
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Desert Girl's expression is what mine would be if I got in the water! Needless to say, there was a lot more time on the beach than in the water. We're approaching high water now, so the streams are up and dirty. That should give us a nice sandy bottom in part of our swimming hole. We like the sand a lot better than the silt when we're walking in the pond!
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