Val: EVERYBODY UP!! SUMMER'S ALMOST OVER!
Andy: ZZ
Wally: Z
Joan: You got us up at DAWN! Everyone's falling asleep!
Val: Yeah, but we're doing it at a LAKE.
Alix: ZZ
At least, we aren’t watching Alix reject everything that her Mother wants her to try on. This surprised me, I thought it would be Holly that would be ‘fussy’ ! ! ! !
Well that is one way to enjoy the last of the summer. Here in KS now in September not sure how much summer we will have before front changes temps here. We have state fair approaching usually occurs mid week day will tell. We have been to fair when the clouds descended and rain pored. Parts of State Fair will flood.
After reading this comic, I was inspired to take my daughter out for an early morning romp on Toronto Island at Chelsea Beach. She’s too much wired after breakfast for a nap so I had to keep an eye on her. Had fun, though.
As for those who are obsessing about which lake in Oregon could be so big that you don’t see trees: It’s a “camera angle”-type shot. You get to see the boats without the trees interfering!
Of course they got up at dawn; sunrise has been taking place noticeably later than it did last month. We’re past the summer solstice by over two months, so we’re closer to the Fall Equinox, when fall really begins. And Oregon observes Daylight Saving Time; when we go back on Standard Time, the mornings will get lighter, but only temporarily, of course.
ORMouseworks over 9 years ago
And so the last hours of summer are frittered away… ;)
Dean over 9 years ago
Best place to nap, but watch out for sunburn.
melmarsh9v over 9 years ago
His Jan Eliot ever indicated where this comic is set geographically?
gosfreikempe over 9 years ago
@ melmarsh9v: Val and the gang are in the Pacific Northwest.
AMarsh1 over 9 years ago
As Dean suggested, a nap at the lake feels like a good day. A nap in bed just seems lazy.
T_Lexi over 9 years ago
It’s never good to waste the last day of summer vacation… Go for it!
IndyMan over 9 years ago
At least, we aren’t watching Alix reject everything that her Mother wants her to try on. This surprised me, I thought it would be Holly that would be ‘fussy’ ! ! ! !
Darryl Heine over 9 years ago
Starting week #2 in August-September 2009 rerun mode.
kab2rb over 9 years ago
Well that is one way to enjoy the last of the summer. Here in KS now in September not sure how much summer we will have before front changes temps here. We have state fair approaching usually occurs mid week day will tell. We have been to fair when the clouds descended and rain pored. Parts of State Fair will flood.
Stellagal over 9 years ago
After reading this comic, I was inspired to take my daughter out for an early morning romp on Toronto Island at Chelsea Beach. She’s too much wired after breakfast for a nap so I had to keep an eye on her. Had fun, though.
Gokie5 over 9 years ago
Gives new meaning to the phrase “whatever floats your boat.”
Comic Minister Premium Member over 9 years ago
Great job Val!!
unca jim over 9 years ago
“They’re” “there” at “their” nearest lakeside..Sheesh…Doesn’t anyone know common English anymore??
Whatever happened to common sense? over 9 years ago
This cartoonist sure has a fixation with summer. I would think she would be aware that there are still three weeks until fall begins.
dkendraf over 9 years ago
Val has her priorities right!
As for those who are obsessing about which lake in Oregon could be so big that you don’t see trees: It’s a “camera angle”-type shot. You get to see the boats without the trees interfering!
english.ann over 9 years ago
Of course they got up at dawn; sunrise has been taking place noticeably later than it did last month. We’re past the summer solstice by over two months, so we’re closer to the Fall Equinox, when fall really begins. And Oregon observes Daylight Saving Time; when we go back on Standard Time, the mornings will get lighter, but only temporarily, of course.