End of Our Summer Midwest Tour

After Tour of Dairyland we spent a few more days in Indiana visiting family.  Unfortunately, we were unable to see the fireworks show at the 4th of July Festival due to the drought and fire ban.  I will admit it was the hottest I've ever been in Indiana with temperatures in the 100's and we forgot how violent storms can be.  The tree below fell on our deck while my Dad was sitting on it watching the storm blow in.  It's a 100 year old black locus tree. The wood is extremely durable, hard, and VERY heavy.  It was sad to the see the tree I grew up swinging on fall.  The storms that night had winds in excess of 60mph and took out our power for the night.  Unfortunately, little rain followed. We decided to head to the local pool (recently remodeled) and cool down with our nephew.  Now it's back to work teaching summer school, visiting interns, and catching up on house work.  Happy July!