A love affair with my home state. It lasted for around a month. We burned hot and bright and it was magical. Words fail me, so here are some photos:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mishamac/sets/72157647163943059/

Now I am back home, alone, and the washer is making a horrid noise. Can't we always be on vacation? My dream job is a travel photographer who gets to choose where her assignments are. Also if we are dreaming, I would also love a hot tub. Dad's friends all have hot tubs. Geniuses.

I visited my dad, who is doing amazing at 71 years old (probably from all those hot tubs). He is my inspiration. We swam in some lakes, drove around taking photos of the downtown Van Buren and Fort Smith. We even took a tour of Miss Laura's, a house of ill-repute, which is now the Visitor Center of Fort Smith, Arkansas. My how times have changed.

My sister and I went to War Eagle, Arkansas. What an amazing drive. Deer everywhere. The weather was amazing while I was home. So green for August! Everyone was so pleased to have a mild summer compared to last years.

Wow. That washer is really off kilter. Gonna have to sign off and report more of my trip later. I even went to Austin! Hadn't been there in nearly ten years! Too long to not be there and too short of a trip:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mishamac/sets/72157647163136527/