wet wet wet

The apprentice had a day off school so his teachers could be trained so after spending the day in our newer and bigger icanfoster office pretending to be be in charge

we went for a swim

in a pool in the town, a secret pool, and surprisingly clear and clean. I found out about it from a women's wild water swim team called The Blue Tits, so it seemed like a good place for the Numb Joy team to assemble and test the water.

It was 

brilliant

and very very cold.

But the apprentice loved it.

As a treat we had a pizza before heading home. 
 

Pick a window

The plan for a mad dash to Ben Nevis for a team day was scratched once the weather forecast was heard

and after many alternatives explored

there seemed to be a chance of a weather window 

on the Rhinogs, and so we went for it.

And lo! we had sunshine 

not wall to wall or in Keeeefs case fall to fall

sunshine 

but lots of it 

which is a good thing on a mountain like 

the Rhinog.

At times the weather closed in 

and waterproofs were needed 

and on the descent it rained hard

but 

by the time 

we got to the chosen lunch stop 

it was back to sunshine

team selfie

no real dogs were on this expedition 

So as this was a team building day 

it was time for

a wild water swim.

My team mates had the luxury of wet suits 

which were very flattering as well as warm

whereas yours truly manned up and wore t shirt and shorts as usual.

It was refreshing

and reminded us of how lucky we were not to be aquatic animals.

Back on dry land a rainbow heralded the end of the adventure. Til the next one. 
 

Party on

RRMK2 has achieved 9 years, and doing a great impression of being a nerd reading his new Dungeons and Dragons book 

which he reluctantly put down for his first ever party

and he and his crew had a wild time 

partying until sunset.
 

On the Bonsai Mountain

 

They grow so fast

 So here he is, the apprentice, first day as a year 7. 

Not what I expected

So having spent the evening making and painting 

a few shanty town models 

I got up early and found this pig not here eating apples where she should be, but in the house having spent the night making herself quite at home. You might ask why yours truly did not A) hear her making said home and B) where are the photos? Well A) I did hear her and just put it down to burglars, or rather a big horse called Will.I.Am making a nuisance of himself outside and B) I took a quick video but when you are confronted by a huge pig in your house and the accompanying mess your first instinct is to get it out and clear it up. So great was the mess that any plans for the day were jettisoned. 

But thanks to the sterling effort of myself and Keeef mid morning saw some hope of getting the days adventure done 

and so we were at a different lake in bright sunshine staying out of the way of water skiers, and pigs.