Once more, I have to declare I am not dead.
July was a month of vacation, illness, and hellish heat.
I took the family north to South Dakota this month to visit the Black Hills, the Badlands, and to take in Mt. Rushmore. It was great and we all had a good time.
Right before we left on our trip, I developed an ear infection that didn’t completely leave me until after we returned home.
I took Maurice with me but alas! I never got a chance to use it. There was a very nice park behind our hotel with a lovely mountain stream cutting right through the middle of it but the park itself was very new and the one time I had a little time to detect, I decided to go exploring with my youngest instead.
At the Badlands, the high temps hovered in the high 70’s, pushing 80 once or twice. However, upon descending to the plains of Kansas, the temps quickly went back up to the high 90’s and low 100’s. I have wisely stayed indoors or confined our outings to the local neighborhood swimming pool. I am feeling the itch however…
We had a very striking thunderstorm last night and I hope that the ground is moist and easier to dig so I can get in a little hunting this weekend.
I hope you are all staying cool
Thank you for stopping by.
The Dirt Is Good To Me 
It’s hot here as well. In fact it’s so hot I am drinking white wine instead or red.