Well Tuesday was about as near a perfect day as can be. It was a bit nippy in the morning but by the afternoon it felt like a spring day with plenty of sunshine and blue skies with temps in the 70's. I spent the biggest part of the day outside working, hiking and helping out neighbors.
I started the day much the usual with a 6'ish rollout to my usual morning routines that start with the cup of hot green tea while I post this ramble and then some quiet time with my Creator and Lord giving thanks and lifting several up for comfort and healing. I took off on my solo hike before Nancy got out of bed, just after dawn which is coming later each day and the dusk is coming much earlier each evening. Soon it will be dark at 5'ish. We needed to get grand daughter Annsley's 14th birthday card in the morning mail so I fired up the golf cart and headed out to the mailbox and on the way saw where Linda and Mike were up at their cabin. I stopped and chatted for a few on the way back and saw he was putting up scaffolding to finish the rock work on his chimney. Well he needed some extra man power to reach the third and fourth levels so I came back after breakfast and helped him get them in place.
I fired up the riding mower and mowed the entire place one more time for this year which made for a perfect look after weed whacking as swell. That kept me busy beyond lunch time and then Nancy wanted to hike. We ran into Laura Davis and her daughter who were going to hike along with their son and wife and they all decided to return the pot we had taken soup to them before Ben passed. They decided to fire up the ATV and they drove down and we showed them our place and they were thrilled and wanted to know all about gardening as the one young recently married couple live in Utah. It was an interesting visit and now the daughter wants to do some renovations on the small cabin. We are thrilled Laura will keep the place after Ben's passing with the help of their daughter and family who are both in the medical field.
After they left Mike and Linda came by in their golf cart for a visit and then we got a call the ATV which was being used by another family member with 5 small kids were stuck on the back road so off Mike and I went to assist them and it was a small problem. Seems they had the ATV in 4 wheel drive and it over heated briefly so we checked it out and let it cool down and then followed them back to their place.
We came back and had fried pork chops, broccoli and sweet taters for supper. After the clean up I settled into the first Lightning hockey game of the season they were down 2-0 in the second period so I hit the shower and then read until 10'ish. Today is a big day as we travel to Damascus, Va. for a ride on the Creeper Trail with the Nymark's. It will be their first time on this adventure, LATER
The heavenly Blue morning glories are in full bloom with any where from a dozen or two each day. The last mowing of the season made for a great showcase of the yards and I harvested a few jalapenos and a look at the last of this years crop of tomato's.
