The local university, where His Madness spent most of his career, installed a new Chancellor recently. Given that the new guy is not only an immigrant but also a person of color, showing up was important to send a message to our Republican members of Congress, both state and national. However, attending the induction ceremony required a great deal of digging around in the depths of our closets to locate the appropriate academic regalia. At one point ordering an outfit from Amazon seemed inevitable but luckily we were persistent and found way more caps and gowns than necessary. Now, we are thinking it might be a good idea to keep them handy as last resort Halloween costumes. Zombie Graduation anyone?
Meanwhile, the cute critters in our backyard are growing up fast and being extra destructive.
They're not picky eaters and will chew up a row of tulips as easily as a dandelion patch. They're smart though, and give the poisonous ones like this Calla lily, a pass. Then, what they don't eat, they excavate. It was lucky that I took this photo before planting it in the garden because it hasn't been seen ever since. Maybe it will show up this fall, if it grows back from the roots?
To kick-off Summerween and the arrival of the first strawberries of the season, The Crew decided to make a batch of chocolate waffles. There was whipped cream and oddly, bacon too, but they didn't make it into the photo.
Ivy did her best to set the mood with all the spooky decor she could find that wasn't orange. Maybe it will look better at night?
(Or not!)
Burt was unavailable for suggestions.
The beginning of summer wouldn't be complete without a road trip and since our friends were having a huge party to celebrate a very big anniversary, His Madness and I hit the road.
As you can see, we're keeping the party going.
Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary Laura and Gene!
Continuing on with the joyous occassions, I hope everyone who celebrates had an amazing Pride Month. The Rainbow Flag was sadly missing from it's usual spot here on the riverwalk but the umbrellas sort of make up for it. There were thunderstorms that came through and I think the parade was moved to the arena.
Not sure if our neighborhood middle school was participating but they are certainly doing a lot of practicing even though school isn't in session. Up and down our street, over and over and over, again. Did The Tartan Army have that many drummers? Can't wait for the 4th of July to be over, in fact I can hear them as I'm typing this!
See you soon, and thanks for stopping by!
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