Impressive . . .

Not the best photo - but these buggers don't stay still.  Range wars on going!

The worst looking plants in the neighborhood but I'll figure out how to care for them eventually!

I received a robo call yesterday from the cardiologist's office in Zachary making sure I was okay and saying that if I needed them to press 2 on the phone. I pressed 1 to say I was fine. They were checking to make sure their patients were able to get their meds and whatever other medical services they needed. That's another,"Wow!"  My primary care giver, Mandy, is also up and running in a dry part of Denham Springs not far from the intersection of 16 and 64. I will stop there Wednesday to pick up the papers for blood work and bring it with me to Zachary at the end of the month. I only need a regular checkup but I'm still impressed by what's available for us in this mess.

We went to Walker this morning to check out the park and naturally it is not ready for flying! You can go fishing but just down the street the road is completely blocked. It looks as if the roadway washed out. We took the highway there and back and did not stop anywhere as we need nothing. But the streams of cars going to the Walmart and Stine's were incredible. The parking lots were full. It looked as if both the CVS and Walgreens were open. The flooding seems to have been sporadic on the Main Street with some stores' workers carrying their damaged and gutted internals to the side of the road and other stores were open. The Waffle House was jammed packed as were the McDonald's and Burger King.  Thank goodness that a few businesses survived so people can get get to work on rebuilding and eating to keep up their energy for what they must endure. I'm afraid there is absolutely nothing that has survived in Denham Springs. I can't imagine when any of the stores will be able to open again or if they will reopen. The Cracker Barrel on Juban and the Dollar General are the only stores we have seen open for business and the lines are still crazy and may be for weeks to come.

Found out that my plants loved all of the rain so from now on I shall keep them well watered. They are finally starting to look gorgeous, at least in comparison to what they used to look like! I still want to get a few more pots but I shall wait until the chaos here slackens. Will be watching the USA Women's basketball team defeat Spain in Rio this afternoon! Now I must go out and feed my plants!

Quote:  It is one of my favorite thoughts, that God manifests himself to mankind in all wise, good, humble, generous, great and magnanimous men.   ___Lavater