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Last week it was hot, getting above 100f every day and not really cooling down well in the evening. Saturday was a little better but the whole family was still hot, tired, and grouchy.



I threw together a quick dinner picnic and off we went to East Fork.



This is a little draw just down the road from where we live. Because it's shady all day, huge cedars grow there, and the moss is still green in mid summer.



There's a cold and shallow creek that runs fast over the rocks, a little smoother and deeper in places, but never slow or calm. Wading around with the kids, I was actually chilly for the first time in a month.



Cleo and Demetri held my hands, waded in the mini-rapids and balanced high on slippery rocks. The puppy was characteristically clumsy, falling off rocks into the water. She decided a waterfall was alive and spent several minutes attacking it, growling as she bit the water, producing a fuzzy snuffling and making her sneeze.



I carried Aidan around so he could check things out a bit, then he and Erika nursed on the banks of the creek.



Dated: 07/17/2002