Botanical Gardens

The little bird in the path followed Dan around and even tried to attack him at one point.

A very lazy tree.
A clock made out of plants. Maybe a few other things, too.
The biggest lily pads I have ever seen.

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Thank you Olivia for taking such wonderful pictures!

Photos by Olivia

Summer events

Waupaca 4th of July parade. The chicken on the tractor was back!

State park near Ames, IA. We visited the park before Midnight Madness, an evening road race that used to take place at midnight but now starts at 7pm.
Me at the baby shower. We'll have to get some more photos from other people since the only other photos we have are of food! I think Dan must have been hungry...

Waupaca Triathlon

Before...
During...

After.

Lake Mills Triathlon

We camped the night before the triathlon at Sandhill Station State Campground. It was very, very cool and rainy. Perfect sleeping weather!
Before the triathlon...
During...
After. Unfortunately, the weather didn't warm up much so the swim was a bit chilly and the water was very choppy. There was a thunderstorm while Dan was biking so he was soaking wet and so were his shoes during the run. Even though the weather wasn't ideal the weekend was still a lot of fun.

The last of the Everlades

Small pond at one of the visitor centers. It's included because I like the cloud reflections on the water.
Everglades.
West Lake Trail in the Everglades. I don't think that I want to get lost in a mangrove forest because I don't know if I would make it back out.