So much of my summer is unrecorded photographically, but now that I have acquired a camera, I have no excuse for not providing evidence of my adventures.

You might enjoy the photos of this dog rolling in the sand almost as much as I enjoyed laughing at her and my mother, which I enjoyed almost as much as the dog enjoyed rolling. I guarantee you enjoyment that surpasses the dog's enjoyment of her shower bath that followed.

You definitely won't enjoy this photo of sushi as much as I enjoyed eating it; I place it here simply to make you jealous. To ease the pain I won't list off the delicious ingredients.

Here too is evidence that I sometimes arise before the sun. This time I took her picture.

While I failed to puzzle (v. to complete puzzles) at the beach, I did play games back in Maryland. Those hands are the hands of my game-loving Maryland friends. I believe I won this game, but I could be lying to myself.

While I was at the beach, my home in AL was burgled. Albert Einstein was ripped from his shoebox coffin and left to search for rhyme or reason in the mess. He determined that nothing valuable was taken, aside from...

my dear cat. The bungling burglars left open the window they forced, and so my cat hopped through it and had a three-day adventure in the neighborhood. Thanks to the patience and dedication of my friends, stripy cat is back safely and glaring at me for his house arrest.

But he was so happy to have me back, and I him.

There are more photos of him, but I'll spare you.