And just think guys, it's only going to get better from here! It got up to 80 yesterday and it is forecast to hit 80 today. We had some scattered rain yesterday. It looked like it could rain at any moment at MOSI and I told the volunteers before I left that if it started raining, to close the exhibit and go back inside the museum. Tampa is number two in the world for lightning strikes, although that's mostly in the summer, but safety first! There was a supervisor there who really knew his butterflies, although he asked me to confirm some of his identifications. He was complaining about the humidity killing his hair (he wears a natural Afro) and I told him the humidity was killing ME! I'm not ready for it to return yet!
Dad has to go to Home Depot so I'm going to tag along and check out the garden center. Dad replaced the fence over the last few days but he needs one more section or something. Like I've said, we live on a cul-de-sac, but we're on the corner lot along the main road. The fence has been there since we built the house in 1994 so it needed replaced, badly. I told him to do it now before I started growing vines up everything.
Now, I just have to order some more pipevine. All that fresh fence is tempting me!
If you haven't clicked on my signature in a while, check it out. My bosses are doing a series on women in science and today they're featuring astronomer Caroline Herschel. I thought it was really good reading! I try to encourage all the kids I meet at MOSI to be interested in science, but as a female who also studied a primarily male subject (Economics at the Wharton School), I do try to encourage the girls I run across. I got so excited that little girl knew what a Lepidopterist was yesterday! When I complimented her, the girl's mother told her to thank me. But I thanked her and told her how much I enjoy meeting other people who enjoy studying butterflies as much as I do! You never know if you're going to be the spark that ignites a passion in someone, child or adult. I'm sure over the years I've made people think about planting more natives, or just not killing those "striped worms" (Black Swallowtail caterpillars) on their herbs. And hopefully, I've educated some of you just as you've educated me!
