hot and humid

Not as hot as it will be, obviously, but really muggy. LOTS of rain. 27 inches so far this year, including the 5 inches on April 24 when Mary and Amy and I were at Lake Whitney. The basement is really wet. Today Shanna's friend Mike installed chicken-wire screens so the windows can stay open and maybe it will dry out. Also, after MUCH fiddling, he got the garage doors all attached to the track again. And repatched the holes. No more possums!

I'm not sure if I have mentioned all our water-bug dates or not. I need to check with Kay about a collection date in May. I think I was along on one, but didn't make the ID day. Then we collected with new protocol on June 8, and lab is next Friday.


The collection photo is at Gay Street, the Coreopsis, cattails, and blue damselfly at Burning Tree Street.














Finally, a few shots from Lake Whitney.


The lake ( — we couldn't see this view),


Amy and Mary on the porch,








the classic flower-photographer's posture,


And, of course, bluebonnets.