The beehive of activity

Although it's not much activity by most people's standards, I've had a lot of stuff going on lately, including the trip to Arkansas and the landscaping in the back yard.

I was bitten by a tick in Arkansas. The bite became infected, so I had to make a trip to the doctor yesterday for antibiotics. The day before that, senior pet Beasley got an emergency trip to the vet for his own antibiotics, after a bite from another cat became infected.

(Beasley has been grounded since he got bitten, and is enjoying the return of his most-favored cat status. We're spending a lot of time together, and he seems to have mellowed out because of it.)

There is a family dispute among my semi-relatives in Arkansas into which I have been tangentially drawn. It's not going to affect me in any big way — I have always steered clear of that family drama — but there are some legal papers I've been sent to sign and return.

Friends and acquaintances have been dropping by to see my backyard landscaping project.

On top of all that, I've had a couple of freelance art projects in the pipeline.

I don't multitask well. My ability to concentrate on numerous projects at once is limited, and fading with age. I don't want to deal with such stuff.

I long for peace, quiet and solitude.

Here's a pic from Tuesday morning of my new garden/flower bed...

...this is where I'll be hiding out.