Yesterday I got a clean bill of health on my left eye!!  I’m so excited to get the other one done.

I did extra cleaning at Avdi’s, so hopefully it won’t give “Uncle” Robert a shock!  Today’s the day!  K/S wants to make him (and whoever shows up) a nice dinner tonight, if Robert makes it in time.  Then we have to figure out which one of all the obligatory STL points of interest we can fit into this very short visit.

The garden is really suffering in this extreme heat with no rain in sight, so I watered some of it again.  There are so many kinds of butterflies finally, plus a hummer or two.  It’s hard to get my cam to focus, but you can get the general idea.  Bees, etc. are happily doing their jobs.  The Mex. sunflowers are too high up to get a good pic, but the bflies like them.  I was happy to see the fall crocuses blooming.

There’s a huge, gorgeous owl that lives up in the trees, and often swoops across the back yard right in front of me during the day!  I wish I could get a photo, but alas.  It’s brown speckled, with a large head and tapered body.

Well, back to the “grind” , which I don’t mind.