Spent Saturday at the Condray homestead. Excellent time. Went hiking, ate too much, played games, enjoyed good conversation with friends now and old.

Not a negative to be found. Even the ticks weren't too bad.

The elder Condrays are some of the nicest people a person could ever hope to meet, and their hospitality is unsurpassed.

Jess and I had to leave early on Sunday morning so that we could shuffle off to Little Rock and spend Father's day with her father.

Then on Monday, we stopped in Conway to check in on Jack Derden. As far as babies go, excellent. I held him. He didn't cry. I left with a fine impression of the child. His parents are doing well. They seem a bit tired, but genuinely happy.

The photo is of a large tree near the Condray home. Notice the cows...they have a bunch...and we even participated in a micro cattle drive. Meaning a cattle drive of a short distance...not tiny cattle.