Land of Lakes and Volcanoes

I got my taxes done today at the South Carolina State Credit Union on Huger, courtesy of the VITA program. I tried to do them myself, but got stumped by my Health Savings Account and my Peace Corps W2 with no state info on it. This program will file simple returns (1040s) for free and you can arrange to have any refunds direct-deposited too. The caveat is that your household has to make less than $40,000 per year. I’m not sure why they went with household, since a household of one person making below that (i.e. me), is in a really different situation than a couple or family making below that. I think it should be a per person number, but that’s not really the point. I got there at about 9:20AM, and they had to confirm that I had all the appropriate information with me. I did, having checked the website ahead of time. Then I had to fill out a checklist that said I had all the stuff, which was a little silly since they asked me if I had it all before they even signed me in. So I

I am becoming increasingly annoyed by the camera on my phone and it's inability to deal with light objects with dark backgrounds. Saw this iris today on my walk with Spencer. Lovely, if totally washed out.

Keep in mind that I took all thes pictures with my crappy camera phone, but it occurs to me that I'm going to miss the weather and the GREEN here when I go. White iris. Some beautiful wisteria. Purple irises. Pink dogwood. My favorite color azalea.