I got this shot while being swarmed and attacked by squadrons of aggressive mosquitoes, the likes of which I’d never seen.  My family and I decided to take a celebratory walk on the Lewis and Clark path, and man did we find skeeters!

The path was nice, although we were a few days too late to find the leaves in the photogenic state we’d prefer.  The aforementioned mosquitoes cancelled our plans to find all the geocaches along our route.  I was extremely glad that we didn’t bring bikes, as much of the western part of the path is overrun with tons of river sand washed up from the 2011 Missouri River flood.

As to the title of this post, I’m pleased to report that my recent “do over” surgery at Mayo Clinic was a success.  So too was my wife’s surgery a week later.  After giving up our house in March after receiving the bad news of my condition, we’re now in the process of building a brand new one.  Even my kids’ health has markedly improved.  I have a brand new camera lens on the way, one which I’ve wanted for a year or more.  The path ahead looks sunny indeed.