Monday Morning March 30th

Well the summer doldrums are here with temps in the low 90's, bright sunshine and NO rain. We certainly could use some as its been weeks since we last had any. Sunday was just that, a sunny day and while we still are not having any corporate worship with gatherings we still are have services on line which may become the new thing, especially since we still do not have a campus building and all of our services are simulcast. Who knows what will happen. We worshipped at 9 AM at the bridgepointfl.com and heard a great message from the book of Esther, wow I learned this book never mentions GOD in the text and its found in the old testament, but never under estimate His chosen folks and the duplicity of many in history that have hated them and wanted to be rid of them. When I read the book again with a different perspective I see where so many in our life time have tried to erase them as well.

Sunday's are becoming so much different with not meeting corporately which I dearly miss. The smiles, hugs and handshakes to me are endearing and yet the hugs and handshakes may be a thing of the past with this pandemic which is generated by personal contacts. After the service on line I headed out to hand water the gardens and piddle around in the gardens and yards until lunch time. I'm sure missing the physical activity of being on the court. I'm riding the bike instead so we met up with the Ross Family on the trail at 3 ish and rode the trail all the way to SR 688. It's about a 3 mile ride each way. Nancy was having some issues with the heat as she doesn't sweat and it was rather hot outside, but a gentle breeze kept her from passing out. She stayed in the house the rest of the day after getting back around 4'ish.

Amy and Tyler brought by their kitchen table which needs to be refurbished which will give me a project for a couple days since I'm not able to play any pickle ball. Seems they have even shut off the outside courts and restricting movement as much as the local gov't can, oh well. I can at least still get out on my bike and there were tons of folks doing just that on the bike trail in spite of it being hot. We had a fresh garden salad for supper which was delicious and I pulled another cucumber which are now maturing daily. I'll soon have enough to give away. I did load Amy up with lettuces, kale and Tyler with some tomato plants that are growing like weeds for his garden. They came up in my compose pile. I'm getting a few tomato's but nothing like I wanted to for the size of the plants. I'm not sure what is missing as the worm are in huge supply and usually make the best plant food available. The Swiss chard has died both from the heat and the nematodes which have sucked the life of the plant in the roots. I checked the dying plants and the roots looked like arthritis knots, oh well. The heat is taking its toll on most of the leafy greens except the kale and collards which are still exploding with growth.

I've found some great interesting documentaries on You Tube and since the library is closed I'm watching them. I love the ones of survival and living off the grid as well as true stories of man vs the wild. I did watch one about the richest cruise ship in the world and this doc took you inside the workings of this huge ship and what makes it the most expensive cruise with suites going for about 10 grand a night, yikes. It was a great story and very informing with the inter workings of that industry that cater to the filthy rich, Oh well, LATER

 On the Pinellas Trail with the Ross Family