Well Wednesday turned out to be a beautiful day but just a wee bit on the chilly side as temps never reached the high 60's. At times there were a some clouds that looked as if they could produce some rain but the breeze them pushed out of the area. It was a great day for working and hiking and just being outside. The bugs that usually pester you for the most part were no where to be seen.
We slept in until the 7'ish hour as the bed was warm and snuggly with the outside temps down into the low 50's, yikes this is the middle of August and the summer is quickly leaving us behind here in the mountains. I know Florida is under a blanket of heat and humidity which is the norm but not here in the mountains. We usually have several days where we must retreat to the cool basement for some relief but not so far this summer. The over abundance of rainfall has the grass a deep green but played havoc on my gardens as most of the nutrients washed away leaving many plants wilted, washed out and covered with mud. My tomato plants are still loaded with green tomato's but so far will not ripen. I did work in the garlic bed and sowed about 30 bulbs for next years crop.
We took off to the top of the mountain before lunch and saw a couple workers at Mike and Nancy cabin. They were resticking some of the rocks that loosen from their foundation wall with fresh mortar. We then saw Wilma(Ray Todd's sister) who was looking for some land for their cattle and horses, we informed her about Eddie and Kimberly's place that was for sale and the 25-30 acres with barns was perfect for what they were looking to purchase. Hopefully something will come out of this meeting as they want to sell their place and move to Virginia full time when Eddie recovers. We stopped at the Browning's garden and picked a mess of beans on the way home for supper.
Nancy fried up an egg plant for lunch and I picked lots of fresh herbs for the garnish and my oh my was that ever a treat for us. That is the first egg plant we have had in ages and thanks to Karin who brought them for us and along with fried yellow squash those two are excellent when battered and fried. We did a meatless supper and had fresh green beans, sautéed yellow squash and a fresh garden salad.
Well I piddled around in the gardens and then fixed a broken pick handle. It was still pretty chilly out so we decided to set on the deck and read in the sunshine until it was time to fix supper. After the cleanup I decided I needed another hike so up the back trail we went and we walked along the back of our property line and then back down. I transplanted some spinach that needed thinning out and then weeded until it was time for the O'Reilly Factor on Fox News. I do believe a few Americans are starting to put down the Kool-Aid and wake up to what an inept leader and administration we have in Washington. He is not only ruining us with all of this debt but now putting us in harms way with failing to corral these terrorists that want not only the US but Israel to be annihilated. History repeats itself much like Nero who fiddled away while Rome burned and now this POTUS plays golf, does fund raisers and vacations spending tons of our tax money while the nation is being over burdened with deficits, illegal immigrants and challenged in the world community. The scandals are another story as well. I say throw all of those in D.C. out and lets start over with new and fresh minds and folks who love America and not their own personal future and pocketbooks.
Well I'm down off my soapbox but I fear for this nation and what it will hold for my grand children and what we will leave for them after this bunch of crooks are I hoped voted out of office. Wake Up America before the battle ground is here on our own soil with those whose philosophy is to destroy us and our way of life. All of you gals better hope sharia law never comes to this nation as you will be less than a second class citizen.
On another somber note we are saddened that a very funny Robin Williams took his life the past day or so and that we also loss another neighbor here on top of the mountain. We got word that Helen passed away on Monday as well. We would see her most everyday on our hikes and chat with here and play with her cat, Teddy. She was advanced in age and has been gone from here the past year or so except for an occasional visit. We saw her just a week ago and had a nice chat as she was leaving her place with her daughter and son. That makes 5 folks who have passed that we knew since we started hiking the mountain, LATER
Just a note I will be away from this keyboard for a few days as we are going on vacation to the Nations Capital to see what was once our heritage before this last administration ruins it completely. We have never seen many points of interest such as; Arlington National Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Holocaust Museum, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Archives and the WWII memorial. We plan on traveling with our friends Patrick and Kathryn over the week end and hope to tour Monticello as well on the way back to the mountains on Sunday, LATER
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