We had a fun Memorial Day today. The Lucky Peak Reservoir had a rare occasion over this past weekend. They released the water from one of the overflow chutes which causes what they call a Rooster Tail. They only do it when they have a surplus of water and this year we had lots of snow so they were able to do it. It's only happened twice in the eight years we've lived here so it was pretty cool to see. We brought a picnic to the park there at the Reservoir and then we got to watch as they opened the gates for the water to flow through. I think Dave and I were more impressed than the kids.
This is a picture of our rescued Irises. When we moved into our last house, we were given Iris plants from both sets of Dave's Grandparents gardens. We tried to bring some with us when we moved but they didn't make it. We found out that the people who had bought our old house were tearing everything out, so we swapped them a batch of Rice Krispy Treats for a bucket full of Irises. They were just going to throw them all away so we're glad we asked them if we could scavenge through their dirt piles and save what we could. Irises always remind me of Memorial Day.
Three more days of school!! The Kids can hardly wait!!
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