it’s that time of the year again. the waning dog days of summer, marked by The Ending of Things such as summer swimming lessons.

while swimming lessons last year were mostly about getting comfortable in the water, this year focused more on "technicals" such as "step in chest deep water, move front float 5-seconds, roll to back float, return to standing position, back floar for 5-seconds and return to standing position. SIR!

and while he’s practicing with the body board in this picture, he’s mastered some basic swimming strokes ( i.e. the doggy paddle ) without a life vest!

all in all, much progress was made this summer with swimming skills.