End of July

Another month has gone by. Spending a lot of time at my home in Rhode Island. Many sunny days, lots of walking, reading and relaxing.

This is a morning view of our dock that a neighbor took. How lucky am I to have such a beautiful place to relax and get rejuvenated. My husband took this picture of one of the many butterflies on a butterfly bush (we have 4) in our yard. Great photo!

Just finished What Alice Forgot part of the town library's summer reading program. It is COLOR- Celebrate Our Love Of Reading. There is a color wheel

and there are challenges for each section. Once each section is completed and colored you can participate in a raffle. Some of the challenges are pretty easy to complete- find the dinosaur footprint, pick up a flyer. Others take a bit more time- read a biography, take out a travel book etc. The object is to get adults more involved in the use of the library and to let people know what services the library provides besides taking out a book, CD/DVD etc. My library also runs a children's and teens' summer reading program. All three summer programs have a high level of participation. After reading What Alice Forgot which I really enjoyed and read quickly I was wondering what it takes to give a book 5 stars (out of a ranking of 5 being the best). I rarely if ever give a book 5 stars even if I couldn't put it down, loved the characters , the plot development etc. I guess I don't because I feel as if I might have missed something or I am not sure but maybe it could have been better? Anyway something to think about. I am currently reading a book by a local author Karen Olson (she lives in my home town) that is also part of the reading program. Fun, light, mystery set in New Haven so I am familiar with many of the local references. I had the opportunity to hear her speak in June and it is always fun to visit with an author. On my morning walk the fishing boats were out. Beautiful morning.