All of Southern and Southwestern Ontario was under a tornado watch and we had severe lightning and thunderstorms. I didn't take this picture, it was in the local paper. Lightning is hitting the CN Tower in Toronto. Fascinating, and terrifying at the same time.

linda_in_iowa mentioned in her message about her recent trip to Costa Rica that some of her group went to a Sloth Sanctuary. I don't know if it was the same one, but I went to a Sloth Sanctuary several years ago. The Entrance: A model of a prehistoric giant ground sloth One of the Sloths they are caring for Baby Sloths in the Nursery squabbling (slowly) over a leaf They also offer a guided boat ride on canals behind their facility Where our sharp-eyed guide pointed out many animals and plants including a green basilisk lizard: bright blue crabs a sloth and an egret as well as bats, a caimen, howler monkeys, a brown basilisk lizard, and various other birds, and trees and plants and because today's theme seems to be flowers, I'll end with a flower.

The Springhouse a famous old hotel on Block Island Another named the Surf Hotel Which is right next to The National And to round out the set, The Atlantic and the Narragansett Inn

This morning my wife brought her young horse to the kennels so the horse could meet the hounds. The huntsman and several other members brought the hounds a mile or so down the road to a pond for a swim, and then back to the kennels. It was also the first time out for some of the younger hounds. My wife's young horse.