Catch-up

Last week I had the fun of showing Makoshika Park off twice.  Once to a pastor friend and then to some relatives.  Fortunately the Park cooperated beautifully and I was able to wheel them through the main parts without mishap.  Of course the thing ever able-bodied person wants to do is climb into the draws and coulees in the area and there are lots of them.  Makoshika is a wonderful spot for hikers, those who love climbing and even mountain biking lends itself as well.  This photo is a view to the north and east.
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  The prairie flowers have lasted well into late summer due to the abundance of rain and cooler temperatures.  A bow to climate change.  As I said in an earlier post we have had more humidity as well.  I lost a couple of bushes in my yard to a blight which the greenhouse person said was due to the wet, cool Spring.  The bush was my strawberry hydrangea bush -- flowering and one I look forward to every year.  I hope it comes back  next year, but time will tell.
     I have had to really slow down the last month as the pain in my leg has shifted to the hip.  I keep on with the PT and will see the ortho specialist again today.  I haven't been able to do all that needs to be done at church because of the issue.  It really is frustrating, but I know many deal with structural issues.
      There are so many sorrows in the world today one really does go into neutral.  The political campaign we have with us for months to come and much can happen in the between times.  Economics and world affairs are more than I want to tackle most of the time.  I am grateful for the badlands and the river and the good people who cross my path; for quiet times; for good reading -- "Be still and know that I am God. . ." Psalm 46.

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One little political comment that came through my e.mail.