After a very busy week at work that culminated with the hosting of a high school graduation, I was hoping for a quiet outdoor hour or two at Elk Island. It turned out to the about 10-15 minutes; long enough for me to walk to the boardwalk, snap a few photos and walk back. There was a convoy of vehicles coming into the parking lot. Yesterday was the first hot day in a long while and visitors were taking advantage of it by setting up canopies over picnic tables and laying out blankets on the grass. That wasn't my idea of a quiet moment so I drove back home and enjoyed having a coffee on my deck, watched the birds and listened to wind rustle the leaves. Sometimes there is no place like home.