I am home for a few days. It is too hot here. I have spent most of my time inside, on my bed, icing my hip. The new joint parts are great, but the incision is infected. I am taking antibiotics four times per day and changing bandages frequently. Nothing is ever easy with me. I joked with friends that I must go through hell and nobody should try to help me!

I arrived here Thursday evening just in time to see my ‘Spider to Fly’ daylily blooming. The blooms had been eaten by morning, so no photos. Such is the life when cohabitating with deer. I have thrown in the trowel! No more fighting nature over plants here. The battle must be constant or it is futile.

Since there are no flowers to share, I will show some human activity. I have done several posts about the new island which formed across the river. First a helicopter landed on it, then a plane landed on it.

Now it is a party spot for boaters. Mr. Flower reported that nine boats and numerous jetskis had docked on the sandbar. He said he saw a football flying back and forth across the scene.

We used to do that, take the boat out and find a place to spend the afternoon. Our boat has not left the dock in two years. Fun has been low on the list for a while. I hope that will change. But for now, it is good to see some folks enjoying an afternoon of fun, sun and friends.

FLOW