After spending several dozen Fourth of July holidays at one river house or another along the Rappahannock and Piankatank rivers, I think we actually experienced something close to the perfect holiday -- especially weather-wise -- this Fourth of July.
Nikole, Thea and I arrived at Nikole's grandfather's house -- his property bumps up against the Rappahannock River, the Chesapeake Bay and Broad Creek -- early in the afternoon on Friday. The temperature was in the mid-80s, the sun was shining and a strong breeze was blowing across the point. It's important to note that there was no humidity. That's a rarity in Virginia in July.
Nikole took a great series of sunset photos (these photos) that captured at least a slice of the weekend. It was fairly low-key -- hanging out with her grandfather and his wife, her dad, visiting with friends along the point, taking Thea to see some new kittens, Thea's first boat ride, cooking, reading.
We missed Nikole's brother, sister-in-law and nephew, who usually find themselves at the river with us during holiday weekends, but enjoyed a low-key few days that ended with overcast skies and showers on Sunday morning -- a great incentive to head back to Richmond and start a new week.
GORGEOUS!! (all caps intended)
Posted by: Kelly | July 06, 2009 at 03:45 AM