As ever, doing things got in the way of telling about them. Here is a bit of catch-up.

We have been being well entertained since July 3.

Despite weather that even melted the cat, we have celebrated.

“Visit Summa”…a girl knows where to find treats and how to spread joy.

Running through sprinklers: Who needs air conditioning?

Canoeing on the St. Croix in 90° weather nearly melted the girl, but walking on a sand bar where fish nibbled her toes revived her.

Helping Boopa put ducks and chickens away at night is exhausting! But the berries are good.

Happy to see a girl being happy with her guy.

Interactive art installations: our favorite.

Our broody hen hatched 5 chicks on July 8.

Perhaps this entry should have been logged as a gratitude journal. The Grand Girl and her parents are headed back to their lives, the other girl has taken her sweetheart on a voyage of exploring the west, and we are settling back into gardening and construction projects. We ache at parting and anticipate reunion. We feed and water all these living things and are, in turn, nourished. It’s a pretty good gig.