Why does the grass look tall and green at the Fisher's household?
We went to Ireland, of course!
And things went as well --if not better-- than we could have expected.
What was the big potential problem? Water works.
But, turns out that the boys' waterworks stopped about 5 seconds after we left, and never turned back on during the entire week away from us.
The waterworks in Ireland *did* turn on, but only for a couple of days, which made us appreciate all the more any sunshine that graced us the rest of the trip.
More later. Maybe a picture if you're nice. Okay, just one to whet your appetite...

Irishman parks bicycle & takes a break by the docks, Galway