Auburn Swim Meet

 This past weekend, Ashley and Bode were up in Auburn for a swim meet.  This was Bode's first meet in a 50-meter pool.  He swam four events--the 100-free, the 50-free, the 50-fly, and the 100-fly.  The 100-fly is the most impressive to me; just doing 25 yards of butterfly is a real pain (literally).  Ashley was sure to snap some pictures of her and the little man; of course, she had to get the emblem in the background.

She also took a picture of the pool--it's hard to tell, but the pool is 50 meters long.

She also snapped a photo of Bode with his teammates before they warmed up.

Bode's first event was the 100 free.  As always, you can hear Ashley vigorously cheering him on.

Next, we have the 50-fly (Ashley messed up the 50-free video).  Bode is in Lane 2 in the white cap--he ripped his Coast Aquatics cap at some point during the meet, so he had to borrow the white one.

Finally, we have the 100 fly; I get tired just watching it.  He is in Lane 3 in the white cap.

Bode has his best time ever in each event...but it was also his first time swimming these distances in a long-course pool :-)  Still, he has really dedicated himself to swimming this summer.  He practices every day from 0730 - 0930 (weekends are off), and they swim 2 - 3 miles each day.  He's also stopped eating ice cream for dessert...either he's really getting into swimming or he's trying to impress the ladies :-)  Pleasant week to all.

Garden Update

 There is not much to report on the garden front.  The birds likely got all of our blackberries despite some very dense mesh we put up.  Next year, we will have to look into doing some type of greenhouse structure.  The corn all died, likely due to the heat, but I really don't know why.  I don't think I will try corn again here because I simply have not had any luck.

I do have some honeydew melons growing...but it might be only a matter of time before they get attacked.

I also have plucked a lot of cherry tomatoes over the past couple weeks.  And as a surprise, when I was digging in the garden, I found three potatoes.

Amazingly, the broccoli is still going and going well.  No stalks yet, but a lot of plants.

I also have a lot of basil.  I didn't grow these from seed, but they seem to love the heat.

It is almost the end of June, and it is very warm here.  I might try to plant some okra and maybe some pumpkins--only four months until Halloween :-)