This Time I Mean It

 Ok, this is exactly what I'm talking about...

Objet d'Art

Sam made a lovely piece of art with his Thursday evening group. 

This is one of the many things Sam is good at. Not only is he artistic but he has the patience and precision to place all the various beans and colored rice exactly where he wants them.

Front Yard Photo

 

Action Shots

Below are some photos of Sam playing pickleball (!) with one of his support groups last night. 

Usually when Sam is with (one of)  his group(s), I make myself scarce to allow him some space and to get him a little more used to me not being around.

Last night was no exception - sort of. 

After working out the logistics of what they were doing and how it was going to work and where he was supposed to be, I went on a long walk. But I looped around a couple of times to take a bunch of photos. Here are just a few...

Today's Collage

Periodically, Google Photos decides to generate a collage chosen from various photos. What instigates this, I have no idea. 

Regardless, here is today's collage...

Quiet Place

 

On one of our routine walks, Sam and I will walk past this quiet little brook. 

Leaving aside the fact that by late summer this little brook is often an ugly, algae covered mess, the fact is that about five feet behind me is one of the busiest roads we walk along. 

When we stop at this brook, I try to ignore the people (and traffic) behind me and pretend they're not there. 

This is pretty much my strategy for getting through life in general.

Mystery Field

I've given up trying to figure up what's going on with this field (here, here and here, for instance). It's supposedly owned by a strawberry farmer and there's even a sign saying as much. 

But sometimes there's strawberries growing - then they get plowed under. Then there's corn growing. Then the next time Sam and I walk by- gone! Then there's something growing which may or may not be squash... or pumpkins... or whatever. Then- same story - gone!

I've stopped trying to figure it out.

They're doing this to me on purpose. They are my enemy.

Happy Fourth

 

For the first time in I don't know how many years, I didn't take any photos of the fireworks. I must have hundreds of them on my computer and I almost never look back on them.

So I can't offer you any exciting photos from this year but you can relive last year's festivities by staring all night at the photo above.