Happy Monday!
Today kicks off Great Outdoors Month, created to 'highlight the benefits of active fun outdoors and our magnificent shared resources of forests, parks, refuges, and other public lands and waters.' I plan to make a special effort to appreciate and enjoy the outdoors as much as possible this month ... so long as the weather cooperates.
What are your outdoor plans for June?
Boaters were out taking advantage of the nice weather this weekend in spots all across the country. Here's the Chicago skyline by boat (blue skies really help with my picture quality) -- we had a great weekend here, with an especially perfect Sunday, and there were boaters of all types - kayakers, sailors, powerboaters - enjoying the spectacular day on Lake Michigan.

Chicago boaters weren't alone, here are a few stories on how local boaters in Michigan and Florida are taking to the water: Economic Downturn Won't Keep Boaters Off Water (Florida Today)
Slips Are Full At Lakeshore Marinas, Despite Economy (Grand Rapids Press)
And, for the record, 'Great Outdoors' (the movie) is one of my all-time favorite films.