Lilies!

    Today we're headed to VegFest in Charlotte, where we're hopeful of finding gluten- and soy-free treats but certain of dairy-free since it's actually a vegan festival. On the way, we're stopping at Landsford Canal State Park to see the Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies. I'm ridiculously pumped and best pleased to have the new phone/camera. The previous one had a 4X zoom, but by that it meant it cropped the picture to 4 times smaller. This one has an 8X zoom and the smaller picture has much more detail than one cropped to the same size. (I tried it out yesterday.) In other words, the old camera didn't really have a zoom, just an automatic cropping feature. This one has an actual zoom. Thanks Anne and Malcolm!
    Last night, for the first time in ages my feet weren't cold. Tamara had been feeding me arepas and tamales. We were joking about the vitamin C in Corn. But maybe there is something in there that I've been missing. "Ferulic acid, beta-carotene, vanillic acid, coumaric acid, caffeic acid, and syringic acid are other key phytonutrients provided by corn. Corn is a good source of pantothenic acid, phosphorus, niacin, dietary fiber, manganese, and vitamin B6." Who knew? Google suggests it may have been the mussels from the other day. Cool! We love mussels!