Patty, when I lived in the Sonoran Desert the neighbors were all NPS rangers (I lived on the compound a couple of years) - they used gray water for all outdoor watering like that. I still do that here, even when I'm in a much moister area. With summers as hot as they are, a bucket in the sink to catch stray rinses of things, running it till it's hot, etc., I end up with a fair amount of water to pour over pots and crops. But I'm probably preaching to the choir on this one.

Heavy storms again today, one passed over and another is bearing down on us in the next hour. This is the kind of weather that pops that ground fault breaker in the box outside, so I made a call to the nextdoor neighbor to ask if she has an electrician, and I have a name and number to try.

The new camera has been set up and the basic programming established. The first couple of photos were of the dogs, it seemed only fair since they are frequent subjects of my photography. Then a few odd shots of the boxes on the kitchen table as I played with settings. I'll download the PDF long form of the manual and start reading it.

Charmion, how did the funeral singing go? Is the bronchitis all cleared out now? And how have the workers progressed on what sounds like an expanding job on the basement leak and window refurbishment?

Dorothy, a friend who was arranging to fly to the NYC area for some of the Pride Month activities is I think cancelling his flight because it was into Newark. Air traffic controllers have managed to leak information that Newark should be avoided. One wonders where else these warnings are needed, if the staff are able to alert the flying public. Were you planning to drive?