Monday

Its Monday and a little cooler today. Will leave the a/c on so it doesn't get too muggy in here for this evening.
I was going to post a picture of some toadstools that I saw this morning through my window and they were all shriveled up by the time I got outside to take the picture. The early bird gets the worm and the picture.

Its a Hot One

I think a lot of people stayed home from Church this morning due to the heat, but I was surprised that there were a few elderly women that did come. It was warm, but thankfully we had a breeze flowing through.
Today, will probably be another stay in the house day. The air is on and I'm cool.

Didja know?

That gnomes grow to 15 cm or a little under 6 inches?
That their lifespan is 400 years?
That females wear drab colors, almost camo?
That gnome children wear diapers till the age of 12?
Just some of the info I've learned since reading my new book.

A New Book

Since I carved the gnome's home, I have acquired an interest in gnomes. When I was at the plein aire, one of the artists mentioned a book about gnomes with great illustrations; so off I went to Amazon and found the book and it was delivered yesterday. It is really a cool book, it tells everything you've ever wanted to know about gnomes and then some. I figured I would like this fantasy as my favorite book is Watership Down, a book about a rabbit family living underground. This could give me inspiration for some new carvings, but I would like to finish a couple that I have started before moving on to something new.

Wednesday

The weather promises to be glorious. Low 80's and low humidity, although we still need at least an inch of rain. My water bill will be sky high. Great day to sit on the deck and carve.

Sunday on the River

The photo below is a picture of our hosts for the day, Rich and Mary. They are snowbirds that come up here for the summer and down to Florida for the fall and winter.

This is Pastor Mike washing Al and Andy's car. They bid on the car wash at last years dinner dance. So they decided that he should wash their car yesterday.

That's Andy sitting on the left, supervising the car wash. Pastor's son. Jack is sitting on her lap.

Getting ready to cast off. The boat holds a lot of people. Had a relaxing time cruising the river.

The food was great. Mary made mostocolli and sausage. I brought sweet sour cole slaw. And we had bruchetta, a grape salad, fried chicken, bread, watermelon, jello, and deviled eggs and plenty of desserts.

Below is a picture of Pastor's head so you can compare to the watermelon previously posted.

Sunday

Today is the annual potluck picnic at Rich and Mary's on the Kankakee River in Wilmington. They have such a lovely setting with big trees overlooking the river. Rich takes us on a tour of the river in his pontoon boat. They also have a wave runner that the younger folks enjoy. This is really an enjoyable afternoon. Hope I remember to take pictures.