All the junk in the air these days can be credited with three things: headaches for some, allergies for others, and fantastic evening skies. I’ll take the latter, although I’ve been stuck with all three this week. I’ve been taking my family out in the evenings this week, finding nice picturesque places to throw down a blanket and hang out with some Spyro Gyra playing on the iPod. In a way it brings back memories from the 80’s: playing frisbee on the sandbar at sunset with the guys from gymnastics, fusion jazz coming from the boom box, followed by a fifty dollar tab at A&W. Those were the days.

Last night’s sky was no disappointment, as you can see. This irrigation rig sits along the north end of River Road, where they ruined one of the area’s most fun intersections. I captured the water in any number of positions, but I like the ones where it’s intersecting the sun the best.

I found a new place or reflection Wednesday night…no, not for personal introspection, but for sunset reflection off a wide part of the Missouri River. I’ve got some more ideas too…of course, places like this are like a prime fishing hole: best kept secret! 🙂

My little seven month old boy loved watching the boats go by. We stopped at the corner along the Misty Waters inlet for a little bit, and he was enthralled by the boat traffic that came past. We don’t have a boat right now, but I figure it’ll be a must when he gets a little older. My parents don’t swim and never owned a boat, but I swim like a fish and am SCUBA certified. I’ve already taken little PJ to the pool, and he likes the water as well. I can’t wait for him to get bigger!

All this talk of sunsets and reminders of times past brings me to the fact that summer is waning. It’s already August, folks! Who would have thought that this summer would fly by so quickly? Don’t put off those summer plans any longer; there isn’t much summer left.