Not my picture, but I find looking at my plants calming.

https://i.redd.it/wx12ke0hn4h61.jpg

Gorgeous, jazzy!

Hot day! All dog owners went out early to avoid the heat.

She’s adorable!

My older daughter is coming over for dinner. She's bringing me a lemon balm plant because it was one of the things on my mother's day wishlist. When she asked for it at the store an employee had never heard of it. For a moment she thought I had pranked her. I'm not nearly that creative. My husband would do that. I know. He's done it to me. As I always say: Good thing he cooks. 😉

oldladyblue - It wasn't a specific person, but the headlines for reviews weren't good. But my standards are much lower. ☺️ I just want to be entertained. I loved the first, didn't like the second and third, and was happy with the fourth. For eating more produce, try ratatouille. I don’t like vegetables, either.

Today is gorgeous. It's cool and sunny. My older daughter went home yesterday. Think she stayed an extra night to wait out the heat wave in our air conditioned house. She brought me a lemon balm plant, and I gave her chives and rosemary. My plant skills are improving. This is my first successful rosemary propagation.

Minus - A freshly-picked tomato is so delicious! I grew some tomatoes last summer (or was it the summer before that?). I gave up since a chipmunk kept nibbling at them. This is the 2nd time I overwintered a rosemary plant. Yay! But sadly, my tarragon plant didn’t survive. It almost made it. ☹️

The Uvalde shooting is upsetting enough, but the way that the police mishandled it and tried to hide their cowardice has made it worse.

Not long after we moved to Montreal, there was a school shooting at Dawson College in 2006. My husband worked nearby. I remember not being able to contact him. There were reports the gunman had gone into the metro, so it was very scary.

The gunman started shooting outside of the school before entering. Within 3 minutes, 2 nearby police officers with only handguns responded by following the sound of the gunshots. The gunman used some students as a human shield. Within 4 minutes of arriving, the police shot the gunman in the arm, and then the gunman killed himself.

In less than 10 minutes, the gunman killed one student and wounded 19, some critically. If the 2 Montreal police officers didn't respond so quickly, some of those 19 would have died like those kids in Uvalde.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson_College_shooting

Where's the thin slice of joy?

One of the students the gunman held hostage was so inspired by the police, he later became one.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/dawson-college-shooting-10-year-anniversary-james-santos-1.3759260

oldladyblue - Yes, it helps to see good in others!

My husband has been a regular blood donor for years. They’ve reduced the wait time between donations due to low blood supply. He’s an excellent bleeder. At the last donation he was excited that the clinic upped their snack game. No more boxed juice. He got an iced coffee. They know him well. 🧋😋

Jazzy - You picked a beautiful spot! Remember that you’re not alone.

One of my favorite songs: R.E.M. Everybody Hurts