Waiting...

Patient swimmers at Independent Presbyterian's Summer Learning Program. They spend 6 weeks at the Children's Fresh Air Farm in Bluff Park with academics in the morning and all kinds of wonderful enrichment activities in the afternoon. Swimming classes are a big favorite.

Cool In The Pool

Have mercy, it's 100 degrees here this week, and I'm thinking this evening shot of the pool at the Country Club of Birmingham might just cool us off!

Chillin'

It's hot down here, but that's no surprise, it's June. The kids at Homewood Central Pool are finding a great way to beat the heat.

Everybody's In The Pool!

School let out here in Birmingham last Friday. This week, everybody's in the pool. It will be a long hot summer!

It Won't Be Long Now!

Wald Park, Vestavia Hills

Around here, pools open Memorial Day. Everybody in the pool!

Cool In The Pool

Yesterday I took a little trip to Bluff Park to visit Independent Presbyterian Church's Children's Fresh Air Farm.  I skidded in on the last full day of the six week Summer Learning Program.  Three classes of    graduates from our STAIR reading program have the privilege of attending each summer. They have reading and math in the mornings with experienced teachers and the afternoons include chapel, swimming and wonderful enrichment activities.  Some of these inner city kiddos swam for the first time this summer. Rumor has it that NOBODY wants the SLP to end. Who can blame them!

It's Summer Ya'll...

have a ball!

Last Chance

for pool time before schools start in Birmingham!!

Swim Girls

Summer fun at the Summer Learning Program

Children's Fresh Air Farm

CHILL!

The temps in Birmingham are dancing all around 100F every day, and this is all I could find to cool us off.
Homewood's Central pool has this cool fountain that looks pretty inviting.  Last one in the pool's a rotten egg!

Know Any....

three legged swimmers????

Everybody in the Pool III - SPLASH!!!

Today the last of the series, Everybody in the Pool.  If you are just joining us,  drop down to Wednesday's post to get the scoop.  As you can see, the happy campers FINALLY got to practice their new swimming skills. Ahhhhh!

My sincere thanks to the Summer Learning Program's amazing Director Gini Williams and her wonderful staff for allowing me to photograph these precious children again this summer.

Everybody in the Pool II - Learning the Strokes

After suiting up, these campers learn how to do the strokes that will help them be better swimmers. This day,  it was so hot and humid,  I almost threw my camera aside and jumped in with them!

Today the second in my series from the Summer Learning Program at the Children's Fresh Air Farm. More tomorrow.  Read about the great article that the B'ham News featured recently here.

Everybody in the Pool - Get Your Suit On

I've been doing this blog for 37 months now and never done a series.  Well I'm always trying to keep things fresh and interesting around here and yesterday, I read to the terrific kiddos at IPC's Summer Learning Program held again this year at the Children's Fresh Air Farm in Bluff Park.  Besides getting to read some of my favorite books each week, I get to roam around with my camera. Finally, the afternoon rains have subsided,  so I was able to visit an enthusiastic group at the pool yesterday, learning to swim.  This series will continue for a few days.  I loved so many photos I couldn't choose just one,  so I hope you will enjoy them all.

Splish Splash!

It's so hot. I thought you might like to take a dip and cool off!

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