Well the touch of fall was in the air all day yesterday with a cool breeze and a chilly start to the day with temps in the 50's. It was a total work day for me as Nancy was gone off the mountain with her friend Kathryn down to Mt.Airy for shopping. I had a wonderful day with no supervision except I wasn't allowed to use any power tools or even the riding mower; but I got in enough physical work with the shovel and the rake filling the front circle drive with three golf cart loads of dirt and then raking and filling several large trash cans with pine needles from the back woods and covering the circle bed. I've learned the dead pine needles keep grass and weeds away plus they break down for great compost at planting time next summer.
I started the day much the usual as my internal alarm goes off between 5:30 and 6:00 daily and then if that fails Nancy's snoring awakens me. I did my quiet times after posting this ramble giving thanks for another day and lifting up several by name. All are holding as I make this post. I finished up my talk with GOD on my solo hike to the top of the mountains with nothing around me but creation and several large deer. I had two pairs of different deer jump out of the woods and head off the mountain. They are huge this year for does.
I piddled around outside while Nancy does her morning quiet time checking on the gardens. The wild flower beds have some cosmo's that are 8 feet talk and many new plants with some beautiful blooms. I'll try to dry the seeds for next years sowing. The dew was extremely heavy as it has been the last several mornings and the use of my gum boots is a plus. It takes all morning to dry off which has the grass needed mowing again and I'll do that today before heading over to the Tracy's for supper. They have one more week before going back to Florida and want to clean out their fridge; makes good sense to me plus she and Nancy are great cooks. I finished up the last of the leftover collards for lunch and oh my were they so delicious. Can't wait for another mess. The tomato's are ripening over night and now I have more than enough to give away along with blueberries which are still producing but have slowed considerably.
We had a frozen pizzas for supper along with a garden fresh salad I harvested for the salad bowl; I added some of my lettuce, beet greens, kale, collard greens and Swiss chard and Nancy added cucumbers the last of mine and some store bought lettuce plus radishes and carrots. A delicious salad to accompany the pizza which she added fresh mushrooms to the top. After the cleanup we walked around the yards and gardens admiring all of the many different colorful blooms this year. So many vibrant blues, yellows, reds and pinks. I purchased two pots of mums at Walmart and moved them into larger pots and placed them on the front steps which adds more fall color to the mix. The zinnias are out of this world this years with awesome colors in their beds.
I tuned into the Ray's game in Miami and they won again in extra innings for a sweep. It they continue on this winning streak with lots of their key players injured they should make the playoffs which are coming up this month and into October. It's hard to believe we are in September and next month we head back to Florida on the 30th, LATER
