Our Holiday with Friends

We picked a great way to enjoy a 95-degree holiday. We went to see an Imax film called To the Arctic at the Cincinnati Museum Center. It was the first leg of a late-afternoon/early evening outing with Dan and Cindi Cooper and Dave and Mary Lautzenheiser. The film is beautiful, with narration by Meryl Streep and music by Paul McCartney. The photography of a mother polar bear and her cubs is wonderful.

After the flick, we drove to Hyde Park and enjoyed an early dinner at Indigo Cafe. We had a great time catching up with each other and having a wonderful meal. After dinner we window shopped through Hyde Park Square and ended up at Graeter's, where I treated for ice cream. Then we drove to Ault Park and enjoyed the overlook down to Lunken Airport before walking up to see the marble pavilion that dominates this lush, landscaped park. Then Evelyn and Dave and I walked around the massive lawn at the foot of the pavilion and saw the lovely volunteer-tended gardens around an adjacent lawn.

Sweating in the 90-degree evening, we had forgotten the glaciers we saw in the Arctic movie. But we really enjoyed our outing.

I had worked outside again, this time from about 8 a.m. till noon. Got my tomatoes and zucchini planted by the side of the house and fertilized the lawn. Cleaned my fountain on the deck and got both fountains hooked up to the extension cords so we can enjoy them. 

There's still stuff to do outside, but the major planting etc. is done, and hopefully it will be cooler to finish it up next weekend.