Hot Monday....

....following a glorious weekend of low humidity and perfect temperatures.  We went to one of our favorite escapes, the Skokie Lagoons, where we saw all sorts of waterfowl -- herons, cormorants, seagulls, night herons, mallards -- and water critters -- muskrats, turtles, jumping fish -- not to mention many kayakers and canoers and fisherpeople.  What a perfect day....

I stayed away from the news all week last week after the whole SCOTUS fiasco and honestly haven't missed it at all.  Finding that I'm actually breathing easier and sleeping better.  I'm not quick to anger and I'm singing in the car instead of yelling at drivers.  I have more patience in general and feel lighter.  I can't believe what a difference it makes.  I can't go on like this forever.  I do need to know what hot mess the orange f**kwad is creating every time he opens his mouth (question:  how do you know he's lying?  answer:  his lips are moving), but for the time being, I'm taking a time out.  It's doing wonders for every part of my mind and body.  (Side bar -- I never, ever, EVER took a time out with Obama.  He was not a fascist or a Nazi.  He was not a bigot and a bully.  He was not a liar and a misogynist.  He was not a racist and delusional.  He was intelligent and diplomatic and presidential and wonderful.)

Here's a lovely stand of daisies near the water when we were checking out a bird that ultimately turned out to be a goose.  From far away, it looked much more exotic :-)