Waylon Ticer, 3, of De Soto, plays on the monkey bars Tuesday at Turley Park in Carbondale. Tiffany Ticer, Waylon’s mother, said she brought him and his sister Madison, 2, out to the park to play and have a family cookout while the weather was decent. According to the National Weather Service, no rain is expected to approach the Carbondale area for the rest of the week.

LEWIS MARIEN • DAILY EGYPTIAN