I was going to write a post about my outrageously high property tax bill from this fall, but I decided to think about summer instead. It really is beautiful around here just about any time of year, but summer is especially nice.

Here is the beach in Lake Barrington Shores. I keep trying to get my parents to move to LBS, so I can enjoy all the local amenities with them.

In this summer-y pic, my nieces and their grandmother are walking to the Palatine bike trail in Cottonwood Park on the west side of Palatine.



