A day at the lake

It continues to be hot here!  So, it was a treat to go to the lake on Sunday.  A couple in our small group from church has a cottage about an hour north of us. They invited our group to come spend the afternoon there.  After church was done, we met up and made the drive, arriving shortly after 1.

 Deb had lunch ready when we got there, and we enjoyed it sitting out on their little patio.

It's always a pretty view when you are looking out at a lake.

 There were some swans on the side of the lake.

This little rubber duck was bobbing out there and looking cute.  He's weighted and stays in one place.  Apparently the neighbors use him to tie rafts to when they are out there.

 Speaking of neighbors, their neighbor on one side has quite the hill to climb. The Dad of the current owner put several sets of the stairs in himself, hauling buckets of concrete to make each step.  The hill was covered in perennial flowers and he did this in his 90's.  Since he's gone his kids have let it go, which is sad to see.

He liked concrete, and has several of these arches on his property.  Each one has a saying on the top.

 The flowers were pretty.

Even the ones that are really weeds!

I love cat tails too!

 We had snacks!

 And some of the group went for a boat ride.  I'm funny that way, and would rather look at water than be on it!

We spent the rest of the afternoon sitting near the lake talking and relaxing. What a great way to enjoy the beauty God puts around us!