memorial day west nile virus

We had planned on a Belle Isle picnic but it turned into a Williamston picnic instead. The location didn't really matter. We had the people, the food, the beer and there was even a river. But the river also meant mosquitoes. Lots of them. I have several bites that itch and one large bite that aches. I thought it was big because it is on my knee bone. But it is also big because it's all swollen and hurts like a mo' fo'. But the picnic was a blast and Julie is home! For now, anyway. Yay!!

Today I had planned on gardening but it is hot, damn hot, and I'm staying inside.

So here are some picnic photos.








So these people put four canoes and two kayaks on this little itty bitty trailer. We watched the entire process and were sure that someone was going to die. Kristin told us about someone that was decapitated when their boats slid off the trailer and into the vehicle. I didn't want to see a beheading but these people seemed kind of stupid so we were sure something bad was going to happen. And we were sure someone, the tall kid with the dark wife-beater t-shirt and ball cap standing right next to the trailer, was going to get maimed because he climbed in the trailer to ride home right before they took off. Much to our dismay, they drove away and nothing fell off and everybody's heads remained attached. The canoes and kayaks didn't even fall off and destroy Jesse's car when they hit a bump right by his car. This is a boring story now but trust me, at the time, it was minutes and minutes of entertainment.