1. A nice 3 day holiday weekend. Especially since this is traditionally the busiest time of the year for us. Maybe I should be thanking the slower economy for making this possible for the first time in years.

2. We are now eating zuchini out of our own garden and will soon have bell peppers and tomatoes as well.

3. A fine fireworks display put on by our city. It didn’t get rained out as feared.

4. Needed rain for area farmers’ crops. And our gardens, too.

5. The antics put on by our cats. Sometimes, it is quite a show.