I keep thinking today is the tenth. I thought that yesterday too. I don't know WHY, it makes no sense to me. But there it is.

This is the most recent ink test.

For some reason, in the chromatography, this ink spread way more than some of the others. Must have something to do with its chemistry.

It's warm today. The AC is going. God bless it.

I have a very bad feeling about a fawn. I saw it alone early this morning over in J.R.'s old corral where the deer generally don't hang out. Then about 2 hours ago, I saw it wandering around by the garden all by itself. It's WAY too young to be anywhere but a few feet from its mother. And just to add to my paranoia, I just saw a buzzard shadow sweep across the field to the south. I hope all my Sherlock Holmes deductions are way off the mark.

This is a part of living so closely with these wild animals. You get a front row seat to the wonder, annoyance.... and the tragedy of it all.

I'm kinda OVER the tragedy aspect.

I'll let you know if there is a conclusion to this story. I may never know... that's another part of the whole thing that can make it even worse.

Kinda gloomy today.

Don't mind me.... it's the heat.