The Flower of the Day is the Redbud. The Redbuds first appeared about twenty miles north of Springfield and were with us, along with the white Serviceberry, all the way to Mountain View. The Dogwood was just beginning to come out in Arkansas.

On our way to Mountain View we went through Branson. Quite an experience. There are now two new 6 to 8 floor hotels on the Branson waterfront. Everything looked quite prosperous except the former Eubank Doll House, which is now an information center. On our way out of Branson, we stopped at the Stalwart House. Interesting, just not the same, but the view of Table Rock Lake was still spectacular.

John, I'm sure you remember our camping trip to the Mountain View/Blanchard Springs Cavern area. It was very warm and to cool off we went in the cave and we also spent some time in the water under the large bluff. The second picture of this spot has a rather large rock in it that your mother is sure you and I were sitting on when she took a picture. We don't have the picture but may have given it to you in a "collage" of sorts.