Well Wednesday was basically a work day that started with a 6'ish roll out to darkness, yeow. I want it to be light outside at 6 AM which means summer is just starting and not on the way out. I worked around the cabin, yards and even the driveway while helping Nancy with hanging two loads of laundry. It was a a beautiful morning until about 2'ish when the dark clouds rolled in and we got a nice constant rain for about an hour. I sat and read until it was time to get ready to head over to the Tracy's for supper.
The day started with my usual routines of a cup of hot Turmeric drink while posting this ramble about the day before's activities and then spending a few quiet minutes with my Creator in prayer and thanksgiving. We all need to lift up our nation for some real leadership as we as a country are on the brink of destruction from within by this current inept administration. You know as I think about it maybe this potus isn't as inept as I give him credit for because he promised to fundamentally change the country and his promise is coming true; but not for the good of the folks. He is about to destroy our culture which was based on the Judeo-Christian mores and values. What was once good is now deemed to be bad and what was once bad and evil is now deemed acceptable and Christianity is no longer the accepted religion and its teachings of which we were founded on when leaving persecution from England. We are being destroyed from within by this current potus and his sycophants and if this criminal woman is somehow elected by deceit we will be finished as a nation. I fear for my grandchildren's future if there is a future for them.
After a breakfast of cackleberries with a jalapeno, raw onions and tomato on a wrap I headed outside to check on the gardens. I picked several more cucumbers and now two tomatoes that were red with no blight affects. Finally. I don't see many more changing as of yet but I do have several green ones on some of the 9 plants. The okra isn't doing well for some reason and neither are the egg plants but I did pick another mess of green beans. I pulled the lettuce up as it was finished and the Walla Walla onions. They never really got much bigger than a golf ball and some where even smaller than that. I'm not sure why they didn't mature to large sweet bulbs. I think next year I will just plant onion sets and let them mature into bulbs. The Bell pepper has another nice pepper and the jalapenos' are producing daily. The beets are large enough to eat as well. We still have several ears of corn brought back with us in the fridge ready to eat as well. Maybe today(Thurs) will be an all veggie day.
Well I headed down the driveway to clean up after the power line trimmers. They took most of the major limbs from the road but left lots of small debris in the ditches which clogs the run off of downpours which overflows the ditches and cause ruts in the road. I noticed they cut the top and limbs out of a large dead oak that surrounds neighbor Gerald's driveway. That sure helps with throwing this huge tree safely down without the chance of it falling on his garage. He will have some good firewood from the dead oak.
Well I found an underground nest of yellow jacket bees near the upper garden so I will put together a cocktail for them later this evening after dark. I take a plastic drink bottle with a small piece of cloth acting as a wick and then a little gasoline and I will insert this into the small opening in the ground. The fumes will stay overnight in the hole killing not only the adults but any larvae and will not cause any discoloration of the grass. These bees are merciless this time of the year and if you step into their hole in the ground they will sting you incessantly. They are the worst of bees in my opinion and I have no love for them.
Well we had a delicious supper with the Tracy's at their rental cabin. We had a chicken dish with black beans and yellow rice, green beans and salad and Nancy made a delicious ice cream pie for dessert. We sat outside on the deck and dined while viewing the far off mountain ranges. It was a splendid meal with great company. Afterwards we gather into our gender groups watching the Olympics while digesting and then we (MEN)started reminiscing old music and the singers. We brought up lots of music from our respective era's on the laptop. I of course was the oldest in age which is rather unique to say the least. I use to be the youngest in certain gatherings over the years but that is now reversed, oh well!!! We stayed and fellowshipped until close to 9'ish before heading out. Darkness has taken over at that hour when we use to see outside until 9:30. Summer is leaving us and we will soon experience some drastic changes to the landscape. I noticed the gum trees in the woods are already exchanging their green leaves for some oranges and yellow color ones, LATER
