Still some joy

Thanks for comments on the last entry.

For balance, and to show how things go for her mostly, I'm adding this photo from a week or so ago. Lots of lovely color and creativity.

The same day I heard about the incident, I had this conversation with my mother, apropos of nothing:
Mom: "I would love to learn how to swim."
Me: "Oh yeah? Then what would you do?"
Mom: "Swim!"