We were up nice and early once again for our morning walk.  It begins getting light a little after 4 a.m., so that makes it a little easier to get up and get started on the day.  John and I enjoy walking as the sun comes up and the deer flies are not quite so pesky.

John spent most of his day in the shop making a couple of tables that we'll use for gifts.  I did some cleaning up around the house--the road is so dry and dusty that when the windows are open, we get a nice coating of dust inside.  Big dump trucks have been hauling gravel down our road all this week, so needless to say, the dust has been flying.

I spent some time outside checking out the garden and some of the marigolds we planted.  The taller marigolds are beginning to blossom and are attracting many little butterflies.  I managed to take a few photos of them today.

We have six family birthdays in July and since there were some big holiday sales in Bemidji, we decided to take the afternoon off and do some birthday shopping.  We found some super bargains and got all the gifts we needed.  Of course, we had to stop at BK for supper since we had a coupon for a free Whopper.  We made a stop at the bank and gassed up the Honda before heading home.  A quiet evening was spent relaxing in front of the TV in the cool AC.