Hackberry Season

It is that time of year when the miserable little hackberries fall off the tree and onto the deck, making it necessary either to sweep the deck every day or wear shoes. Of course, it is too hot to use the deck anyway, so it really doesn't matter.

It will be a while before we can use Gary's newest toy--a firepit. We saw one at Maureen's house and Gary decided we needed one. Turns out I got this on for 75% off at Target, because, you guess it--it is way too hot to have a fire.