Saturday, July 19, 2008

We're all Thirsty

It's 87 out with 50% humidity. Makes you thirsty. Makes this butterfly thirsty as it takes a sip from the fish pond.
Took in a play, a musical called "Honk" based on the Ugly Duckling story, and pretty entertaining. There is a local educational playhouse up in Huron, Ohio's oldest continuously operating summer playhouse (60 years), where college students, professors, and other flock to turn out five plays in five weeks. Next week is a Neil Simon play and the conclusion is Brigadoon, if I recall correctly.

The play was followed by the traditional and required ice cream cone at the local ice cream joint right there on the main drag in Huron. The trick was to devour the cone before rivulets of sticky melted ice cream render your hand totally unworthy of driving a car home. I did not master the trick, and the kind worker in the window provided a wet napkin for mopping up. The cone was great though, but that ice cream...it makes you thirsty.

Meanwhile, down in our daughter's in-laws' pond, there's enough water to go around for everyone...
while a pair of doves watch from the wire

6 comments:

Minerva said...

I like that shot of the butterfly. Looks like a swallow tail, but the back wings aren't long enough. Wonder what kind it is....

gerry said...

Beautiful colors on that butterfly.

The play and ice cream sound like a fun time. I love to visit local productions.

Jen said...

Great pictures--Hot and humid here too!! Must be bad if you didn't have enough spit to clean your fingers. Oh, kids only do that; sorry. :)

Anonymous said...

I want ice cream!

Ben said...

Yes, let's all go for ice cream! I'm up for it.

Minerva said...

Ok, but I'm NOT driving this time!!