Calomaar
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:52 pm Post subject: Thank you Indian summer. |
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Mimi went for the last swim of summer. The water was down to 61 but the air was unseasonable warm, near 75. To get a swim in it in October is unusual but to get it in late October never happens. We thank you Indian summer for the last swim.
Tom
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redrose
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Wow, a swim this late in the year, how lucky she is. Where'd she go swimming? My boyfriend and I spend most of our summer in the water, but . . we quit when the weather started to cool.
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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Gosh our Scottish waters rarely get that warm even in summer Tom!!! It must have been lovely being able to swim this late in the year. 
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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Brrr! Looks like Mimi is part Polar Bear! My daughter would have had a swim too. When we lived on the lake in Jacksons Point, my daughter was the first in for a swim on Easter Sunday! She was only in for a short time, but she was IN! The ice had only been gone a week and there were still chunks of ice floating around her!
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Calomaar
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="redrose"] Where'd she go swimming?
Our home is on the shores of a lake, and it was in our lake that she swam.
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Our Sunday weather was superb, as well. Today was even warmer (27 degrees Celsius) although I was inside all day at school. When I finally left, it had clouded over.  Well, I guess I stayed too long trying to get things ready for tomorrow. Tuesday promises rain and a high of only 11*C. It was neat seeing the pic of Mimi swimming with the fallen leaves in the lake. Thanks for posting it for us to enjoy!
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:14 am Post subject: |
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Oh my goodness Mimijust froze me to death looking at her.I'm glad she got to swim one more time.It cool here today and rainy.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:31 am Post subject: |
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16 deg C in the water, that's June here. We occasionally get warmer seas if July is hot. Then even I might get in.
Lovely photos, I'm glad you're still enjoying some warmth.
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