Weather: low 73 degrees, high 97 degrees, partly cloudy skies
We visited Carolyn's mother this morning after not seeing her for almost a week. Here we are in Ocala, and it seems like we're either busy doing something or trying to stay cool in the hot weather. We're going to have to go see Doris more often, since we'll probably be leaving here after my doctors visits are finished in a couple of weeks.
Doris is doing well, and I noticed that her rocking chair had changed. She has a bad knee, requiring her to use a walker to get around. A rocking chair seems to help her knee stay at the right orientation, resulting in less pain. She's doing pretty good, considering that she's 86 years old.
After the visit, we went home and had lunch, then enjoyed a short session of meditation. When the meditation was finished, I invited Carolyn to go to the library with me, but she declined. I hadn't been to the library for several weeks, so it was time to replenish our reading stock. (Note to Lori: We've saving some good ones for you!)
Ocala has a nice library, located in the old J M Fields store on Silver Springs Boulevard. Every time I go there, the parking lot is almost full of customers.
The library has several murals painted on the facade of the building, including this very good representation of the old library. It was located on Silver Springs Boulevard near the center of town.
This mural represents the horse industry in the county.
There are about twelve murals on the facade of the building at this time, and it appears that many more could be added when a sponsor appears.
This impressionistic example of a horse is another indication of how important the horse industry is to the area. These statues can be found in the most unexpected places, such as the lobby of the public library.
Most places we have been have allowed me to have a library card so I could use the resources. This library is the only one that I tried to get a card that wouldn't allow me to have it because we don't have an address here. So, I have been making good use of the library's store, buying paperback books for $.50 each. That's a good deal for us, since we like to read so much. I found four new ones today in less than five minutes. The library is having a sale this Saturday, and the paperback books will be reduced to $.25 each. That seems like an extra good deal, so I'll be there when they open.
It's time to get a shower and settle in with one of those new books.
More later, be safe.
Today's Town - Nashville, Tennessee: City Of Rocks
Not all who wander are lost.
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