lake solano

we went out to lake solano for a late morning swim a few weeks ago.

we decided the lake was a little freezing… (ken took this)

(ken took this)

so i took a bunch of pictures OF the lake in about thigh-high water instead.

the “tadpole salad bar”

i made ken pose, but he won’t let me post my favorite picture from the shoot.

there was an abundance of wildlife there, including:

peacock family!

goose!

goosestep

here i am trying to pretend i have food in my hand. the peachicks were pretty precocious (sorry for lame alliteration– it was unintentional) (ken took this)

not that brave though.

they must get it from their parents.

i don’t think i’ve ever seen them do this before!

showing off my new birdy feather (which my hair rather freakily kept swallowing up. i feel like marge simpson sometimes)!

little guy was nice enough to pose for like .00000001 second

we took a break to eat, hoping the lake would warm up a bit later.

ken brought goat cheese!

food is sensed on shore, and the march of the waterfowl begins.

i guess you can’t really march very well on water, but you get my point.

after lunch we still found the lake freezing, so took a small hike around. i took pictures of trees.

bamboo was found.

i think we’re lost.

nope, here’s more of the lake!

at some point i decided i was crazy and went in up to my neck. it’s not so bad once your nervous system shuts down.

(ken took this)

(ken took this)

lake self-portraits

we went across the road to the campgrounds to see if the lake was any warmer there (my wishful thinking). we saw many amusing signs though.

that explains gidget’s morning routine!

i think anya made this sign.

kind of ridiculous.