Storms have been building every afternoon, but most of the rain has missed so far. Our youngest sister is here for the weekend, and I anticipate that the pond will be cleaned up, all the yards will be mowed and groomed, the houses will be painted, and she will still have time to cook dinner and repair all of the cars before she leaves on Sunday. It's like watching a very clean, efficient, and productive comet fly by.
There is another very large turtle in the pond. It looks like a very large snake when it first sticks its head up, but the turtle beak is quickly obvious. Bill doesn't like them usually stalks every one that shows up, but this one appears to be very cautious and fairly safe for now. My brother located where the deer are sleeping. He said it is the perfect place (yet he found it?).