I made a quick trip to Walmart (I rarely shop there, but they have everything) to pick up a wading pool for the dogs. The old lab might get in, it's low enough he can manage. I also picked up more COVID tests and will send the paperwork to my insurance company for reimbursement. The new COVID variant is really spreading here and is getting too close to family for comfort.

I'm filling the bird baths and basins on the ground every day and seeing lots of signs of critters visiting them. I also handed a bottle of water to the mail carrier as he came by very late today. Good thing the bottles are inexpensive at Costco, I can keep the delivery people who come to my house hydrated without breaking the bank. There is no end in sight and next week is supposed to be several degrees hotter.

When I buy a phone I always put a protective case on it and buy the strong glass protective sheet that covers the face of it. They always come in twos or three and I never use the rest, but today I decided to clean up the phone because that glass cover has slowly gotten dust pushed in under the corners so put on a fresh one. It's all spiffy and looks as good as new now. Heck, for my "no spend" month I'm hemorrhaging cash so I might as well find as many things I can do at no expense as possible. (We seem to take turns at this; Charmion has had a few months that seemed to keep on attacking the pocketbook; the summer seems to be my turn.)