For friends

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

So many kind acknowledgements and views yesterday from folks I really consider friends. Please accept this group thank you, I'm taking my friend Kendall's advice and not doing the polite and right thing, responding personally. We have a trip to San Francisco to pack for and a beloved nephew ready to fly off to the UK to study and seek his fortune. My time is booked, but I am filled with appreciation and gratitude.Thank you, my friends.

Here's to the next 500!

For the Record,
This day came in warm and humid. Afternoon showers should bring sharply falling temperatures and a taste of Autumn. I'm ready!