WE NEED A BEACH

Especially this time of year. When the weather is 70 degrees and bright and sunny.

Or when just a week ago, it was cloudy, a little windy and 50 degree temps. A beach would have been appreciated then. A sweatshirt and some tennies kind of week.

Or in the hot, hot Summer in the Valley of the Sun. What's better than a dip, a dive, a float?

As long as it's dry sand, as long as I don't need a ladder to climb out of, as long as the ball is not under a lip, or on a really unlevel lie, sand traps on the golf course don't bother me too much. I know; I complain when I'm in very many, but sometimes they help save me from a more troublesome next shot.

Upon closer inspection though, I think my heart held sand may not be sand but cat litter. The texture, color and grain all point to that. So I'll have to make alterations in this entry.

Especially this time of year, a litter box is nice. Especially if you have a cat. Which reminds me, we have two bobcats in our neighborhood. We've only seen one and heard them one night, but nearly every other neighbor has seen them. Beautiful animals. I hope they mate, but then they might just become a little protective and not as docile. I wonder if they would like a big outside litter box?