Morning, Sensi, and to you, too, Calhoun! Aren't you pleased with my new avatar you found me, Sensi? I love it. Thank you again for finding it for me.

Today in my area of Collin County, Texas, it's not too bad temperature-wise. Yesterday was miserable. But I've got a summer problem that is about to drive me nuts. It's some sort of summertime or late springtime stink bugs that come up out of the ground in my yard that my dog likes to roll in. They're repulsive. She goes out there, sniffs around till she finds one, then starts rubbing her face and neck on it, then lies down and writhes around, completely in dog heaven, until she gets her whole body covered with that scent. Then when she trots back up to the house, she smells like, well, a cross between a decomposing animal and a very dirty toilet. It's gross.

Anyway, other than the stink bug problem, I guess I'm fairly OK with the glories of spring and summertime.