Special Reunion Edition

Alligators, Dogs, Rhinoceroses 

Hill Sibling Reunion Post-Mortem

Before we left St. Petersburg on TUE 7/25, we paid a visit to Sawtooth Lake State Park, & I saw my first alligators "in the wild." Although there was a certain satisfaction at having seen this reptile in the wild, Lake Placid it was not. Still, we got back in plenty of time to make it to the airport, left on time, & had uneventful flights home.

Man's Best Friend Reunion

We picked up Sammy from the vet's on WED 7/26. Sammy spent a lot of time in the kennel this summer. As you might imagine, this did not engender a great amount of trust in our relationship. As you also might imagine, he was delirious w/rapture [in the non-theological sense] when we picked him. It's taken a few weeks, but he's finally allowing us to release him in the backyard voluntarily again without having to be bribed or hauled outside by the collar. [At bedtime, rather than head outside one last time to deposit some doggie dna, he would quickly head for his kennel.] 

Grand-Kids' Reunion

Since Bentley got sick when we took the grand-kids camping at Two Rivers State Park back in July, he didn't get to go to the Henry Doorly Zoo. So, last SAT 8/5, Lois accompanied Rachel & Bentley to the zoo & met Sarah & the little girls there. Bentley came back w/a t-shirt, picturing a rhinoceros, entitled "Chubby Unicorn." Brianna came back w/Lois. She's here for the week, helping Lois get ready for school.