I’ve done it

I’ve found the world’s most perfect reusable water bottle.

It holds the same amount as a Dasani bottle, 500ml, about 17 ounces.

Lightweight.  It is about the same diameter as a Dasani bottle, so it fits in a back pocket.  (One in each back pocket for a longer hike.)  It doesn’t have any plastic flavor like those old Nalgene bottles we used to backpack with.  It is BPA-free, so it shouldn’t poison us.  It’s not made out of metal, so it doesn’t clank against teeth or taste like metal.  It’s not insulated, so we get the most capacity without any wasted space.  It has a nice tight seal on the lid, so it doesn’t spill if it’s knocked over or stored on its side.  The lid pops open at the push of a button and it has a built-in drinking straw.

It’s everything nature intended a reusable water bottle to be!  We refill it with RO water at the sink, so any new single use Dasani water bottles are a thing of the past at our house.

Two things

First, Matt’s saltwater tank is awesome!  Rocks, corals, anemones, crabs, shrimp.  And fish.

Here it is in a video.

And second, Austin’s high school orchestra is amazing.

At the end, Austin is the kid with glasses in the middle standing up in the violin section on the left.

What a difference between middle school and high school!

A walk at Estero Llano Grande State Park

The summertime grass is high.

Spotted a nighthawk perched on a branch.

Nicely camouflaged.  You can’t see him very well with the branches in front of him.

And a little blue heron camouflaged as a white bird.

All the youngster little blues are white and don’t turn that beautiful purple/blue until their second year.  Then they look like this.