Well Wednesday was another near perfect day with gorgeous temps, no humidity and clear blue skies with tons of sunshine. Wow, these kind of days make it worthwhile to be in the mountains and now we are starting to see lots of leaf colors along the parkway and into the mountains. We visited our friends carpentry shop who will be making our cabinets for the cabin and what an operation he has going for him. He is basically self taught and does absolutely great work and we are thrilled not only for our friendship but for his expertise and willingness to take on the renovation while we are gone this winter.
I started the day much the usual with a before 6 roll out to my morning routines that start with the cup of hot tea while I post this ramble and then some quiet time with my Creator and Lord giving thanks and lifting several up by name for comfort and healing. All seem as well as can be expected due to health issues and the loss of loved ones. Our nephew John's wife Rachel is coping but it will take awhile for her to get her life back in order since he passed a couple weeks ago from the virus. We have friends who have been vaccinated and still got the virus and passed and that is just another reason we are not taking the shot, especially when the science is not there to its benefits. I'll let my immune system take control and when I interfere with its job then I'm asking for unknown results to my well being.
I got in my early morning hike to the top of the mountain and then got back to my apple a day for breakfast. I have to adjust my eating so as to work on this spare tire which has grown larger this summer. The hikes are great but since I'm not getting my two hours of pickle ball play each morning the pounds and inches have increased around the midsection, oh well. I started putting up new mini blinds in the dining area which kept me busy for a couple hours. No longer can you purchase ones with the cords which is a good thing especially with little grands around but the price has doubled. I believe they are little easier as well to install. Afterwards I headed out to take out the now dead and dying tomato plants and I turned the ground over with a shovel to get it ready to transplant some lettuce seedlings.
I still have three volunteer tomato plants in the upper garden and they maybe going to bloom if these mild temps continue. I doubt they will produce before frost but I decided to set them out just for the fun of it. The October bean plants are sending out runners and I hope they will produce before frost as well. The beets and peppers are doing great along with the kales and Swiss chards. The marigolds and zinnias are showing some slow down and the colors are starting to fade slightly as are most of the flower beds. It's been a banner year for all of the flowering plants and the morning glories have just about taken over the arbor with their beautiful blue flowers. I wish they would come on their own next year like the ones we had in the corn patch when I was a kid. Oh how I hated morning glories and trying to get rid of them each year as they climbed the corn stalks, oh well.
We headed out in the mid afternoon for a visit out to Jake and Katelyn's 22 acres near Air Bellows Gap. What a beautiful piece of property with a trout stream nestled in the hollow of these majestic mountains. They took an old farm house and he turned it into a great work shop with an office. We walked the property checking out where they eventually plan to build their forever house. Such a settling. They get their water from an active spring and of course there is a stream in front of the property where their dogs and Skylar plays in when they camp there overnight. We had visited it last year and the old house was in rough shape and they have done a remarkable job making it into work place as well as a place Skylar can run free and take her naps. It was after 6 before we headed back to the cabin and Nancy put a fresh salmon filet in the oven for our supper. Delicious with a fresh garden salad.
After the cleanup I tuned into the Ray's game and they whupped the Astro's 7-0 in Houston and with one more win will have home field advantage during the playoffs. They are still the best team of record in MLB with 99 wins for the season. Hopefully they can bring a world series win to our area, LATER
On a hike around their property during the late afternoon. That's a steep trail to the top of the property but the view is awesome.
