It's Monday and it's good!

Yes it's a Monday and the weather is beeeauuuutiful! We're still dry, really dry.... even with that wonderful inch of rain last week on Monday! It's going to take many, many more inches, but the lower temps make all the difference! Light breeze, from the east south east with the high temperature to only reach 85! That-- is my kind of weather and low humidity!!! What's really amazing is the evenings are really cooling off, down right blanket weather with some good snuggling for extra warmth!!
Yesterday, TheManWhoHoldsMyHeart and I enjoyed a picnic for a late lunch. We broke in the Wine and Cheese Cooler Tote DD gave us for a joint Mother/Father day gift! It features two acrylic wine glasses, two cotton napkins, one hardwood cutting board, one stainless steel cheese knife, one corkscrew, one "Life's a picnic!" bottle topper and space for three bottles of wine! Pretty upscale for us! It raised the level of our picnics to Ooh-La-La!! But space for THREE  bottles of wine!!!! That's an all nighter!!!!!! We'd have to pack a tent too! LOL Our picnic location is always on our land in one of several locations. 1)Up, on an eastern hilltop, under a mulberry tree, with a 360 degree view of the surrounding prairie, this is a good location for non windy days. 2) Down by the creek under a willow tree, so amazing when the creek is flowing, it feels romantic and is my favorite. 3) On the northern most boundary of our property under a line of oak trees and the farthest from everything with the best chances of seeing wildlife. Our picnics are an escape from all the to-do's that plague homeowners on weekends, and it takes several repeats of "Oh I suppose we should get back and finish ....fill in the blank before it gets too late". Then we pack up the picnic, fold up the blanket and return to the real world. Thanks again DD for the picnic tote!
It's the first day of back- to- school for two of our grown children! It's deja vu! Always brings the bittersweet memories of their early days back! How did all that time get away from me? Before I get weepy on this glorious day I just want to wish them both a great school year and semester, respectively. DD is a high school math and engineering teacher and TheOther#1Son is a grad student on his second year as student and Teacher Assistant, with plans on going all the way to a PHD in mathematics. There will be many more first days for both and a time for me to remember those long ago first days, of pictures, new school supplies and shiny smiles, with a few tears (from me) as I continue from a distance to send them out into the world.