The morning started for me with my usual 6'ish roll out. I'm still not thrilled with waking up in the dark but the internal alarm is within a few minutes of 6 almost everyday unless I'm up really late. I cooked up my hot cup of turmeric drink which I decided to start adding green tea to the mix for some added flavor. I posted the day before's activities in this ramble and then spent a few quiet minutes with my Creator always giving thanks for another day and all of life's blessings. I lift up by name those I know and love and those who need some special consideration in this their hour of need as well as lift up our nation for some real leadership. Hopefully we will as a nation remember our roots and the founding fathers relying on GOD'S word in the forming of this nation. That has all changed since the secular progressives in the form of liberalism have secured a foot hold in the leadership of the land. What was once was great for our nation is now deemed bad and just the opposite as bad is now deemed good.
After a boring bowl of oatmeal with some home grown blueberries, yes finally one of the four berry bushed has produced fruit. There were probably a hundred or so blueberries on one bush and they are just now ripening. I did find a couple of tomato's turning as well as several cucumbers which seem to grow to maturity over night. The okra is blooming and so are the bush and pole beans once again. The cilantro and dill have died but the basil, thyme and rosemary are flourishing as are the jalapeno and bell pepper plants. I started some different color marigold's from sister Dee's garden and in three days they are seeding up seedlings from the dried seeds. These are orangish in color where as mine have been yellow. I can't say enough about the circle drive flower bed of Zinnias. They are just beautiful in so many different shades of pink, red, orange and brown's. They have out grown my expectations for the first year planting in this rocky bed. We do have a few weeds mixed in but nothing like the original bed with so much grass and clover.
Well we ate lite for lunch with tomato sandwiches loaded with sweet onion and mayo, yeow there is nothing finer than a home grown tomato and a cucumber. We took a sack full up to the Hudson's cabin and visited for a few. While outside two fawns with their spots still on their backs came within just a few few of us as we talked. They didn't seem to be afraid of us at all. The Hudson's have several apple trees and the deer are daily eating from the lower branches. We came back around 2:30 and sat for a spell reading until it was time to start supper. I wanted to eat around 5 ish as I had a pickle ball match at 6'ish, so I grilled Salmon fillets and Nancy cooked up some black beans and rice. Delicious!!!
We had 6 pickle ball players and the action was fast and constant with the winners splitting to partner up with new players after each game. It was nice to lose and get a rest once in awhile. After about two hours I had enough as the earlier hike in the day had me worn down. I left at 8'ish and the other five were still at it; of course some of them were 30 years or more younger than I. We settled into the little league world series and saw a very close game between the Tennessee boys vs the California boys with the Tennessee team winning in extra innings. It was close to 10 when the game ended so it was shower time for me then a few minutes with my book before lights out at 10:30, LATER
Here are a few pics of the first tomato's and our beautiful morning glory bloom called "heavenly blue". It is the prettiest blue ever as well as our potted Begonias.
