Summer Stuff

Things started with the summer office get together at a local ranch. There was longhorn cattle, brisket, a hay ride, and the obligatory water balloon toss. It concluded with an outstanding example of a Texas downpour.
Fourth of July brought barbecue and fireworks watched with neighbors, all of us out in front of our houses "ooohing" and "aahhing".
Now, now it's all about avoiding the heat during the day and waiting for my niece to make her entrance, punctuated with the attempt to keep my tomato and sweet pepper plants alive and very unfocused knitting.