O Beautiful, for spacious skies . . .

Happy Fourth.

It is now 10 PM and it has cooled off to a balmy 76º. NOAA says it's going to get all the way now to 67º tonight. Back up to 105º tomorrow. Not so good for the garden, although the Patient has been watering heavily in the early morning and things seem to be surviving.

Home-made strawberry ice cream for dessert tonight. I would have photographed it but it didn't turn out too well; too soupy. We're out of practice. We'll try again and perhaps have better luck.

I can hear the fireworks going off up at the park, but we stayed home this year. Too hot. Think I'll go take a dip before tucking in.