My next door neighbor spotted the homeless person in my yard, crossed my fence, and came into my yard to tell the homeless person to leave. I heard them shouting at each other, but they were both gone by the time I got out the door.

Have you ever gone for a long walk or a long bicycle ride in the summer and realized you needed to take a break in the shade? I’ve run into situations where a bit of shade was a matter of life or death.

I’ve blacked out before and crashed my bicycle in the middle of a busy street. I laid there with traffic going around me for probably fifteen minutes before someone stopped and helped me get into the shade.

One time I ran out of water on a long bicycle ride and was incoherent by the time I found a place to get some fluids.

I was bicycling once and got run off the road. The paramedics got to me before I was able to get back on the bike. They said my body temperature was dangerously high.

Summer heat can be fatal. I will not deny anyone a bit of shade and some cool water.

My outdoor hose bib is one of the most popular watering places around here for the homeless. It is the only one around this neighborhood that is just a few feet from the roadway, and is not surrounded by fence.

I must admit, however, that I am glad the homeless person is no longer hanging out in my yard.