Party On

Big day yesterday. Drove into Big Bend. Went down to the river. I’m happy to report the Rio Grande is still flowing. I looked into Mexico. No one was out and about. It was too hot. On the day before in Boquillas the temperature was reported at 116. Yesterday it was about 104. We got out of the truck for a bit, but a bit was all we needed to satisfy our curiosity.

In the evening I drove with a group of friends into Alpine for dinner, then on to Fort Davis and the McDonald Observatory. It rained on us. We saw a really nice rainbow. The clouds nearly derailed our star party, but they broke, the telescopes worked, and we saw stars up close and personal. Saturn, too. Nice rings. Satellites passed by as we watched. And off in the distance lightning lit the sky as thunderstorms got someone, somewhere, wet.

Today we’re going to take a dip in the pool at Balmorhea. Having just had a skin cancer cut off my ear, I’m a tiny bit apprehensive about a day in the sun, but I’ve got lotions, hats and shirts, so I guess I’ll survive. I’ll also need to watch the water and keep it off my surgically repaired ear. Doctor’s orders. It’s getting harder and harder to have fun. But sometimes it’s okay to watch others enjoying themselves and take pleasure in their happiness and feel good because they’re feeling good because happiness is where you find it.