Rain

We finally received some much-needed moisture during the weekend...most of it missed my yard.

Today is History of Sherlock Holmes Day/
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the Scottish author of the Sherlock Holmes stories, has stated that the detective character was originally inspired by his colleague, Joseph Bell, a surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for whom Doyle had worked as an assistant. Like Holmes, Bell was famous for his ability to draw broad conclusions from minute observations, but his observations were put to work as a physician instead of a detective. 

Francis “Tanky” Smith, a policeman and master of disguise who was Leicester’s first private detective, is also thought to have influenced the character. And, of course, Holmes best friend, Watson, is also a medical doctor as was Doyle.

I grew up reading Sherlock Holmes...I really enjoyed it!