Well Thursday morning found me taking our "mountain mom" Helen down to Elkin for a doctors appointment and so my morning routines were interrupted as we had to be there at 8:30. I did roll out with my usual 6'ish time frame and did everything but take my solo hike to the top of the mountain to complete my quiet time and talk with GOD.
We made good time going down the mountain and got there a few minutes before our appointed time despite getting behind a huge truck going down the 28 curves on US 21 into Elkin. After the appointment we headed over to Wal-Mart for a couple items for both of us and then we headed back up the mountain and made a gas stop on the way as well and then stopping by our cabin for few items for her from my garden. I was back home after taking her home and exchanging out her car which is so much easier for her to get in than my truck by 11. Nancy and I did head out shortly on a hike to the top but once there we noticed rain falling on another ridge so we headed back down the trail and made it before getting wet.
After lunch I piddled around outside until another much longer rain shower sent me to the shed where I stayed while another 30 minute down pour dropped nearly a half inch of rain. We are rained out or just over the rain for awhile as the rain barrel is full once again. The lettuce and kale seedlings are getting washed out and I have just a couple surviving as I write. We need some sunshine and a breeze to dry out the gardens. The flower beds seem to like the rain and we had to cut off some of the towering cosmo wild flower who had reached over 7 feet in height.
We finally got enough sunshine that I could work one of the beds in the backwoods yard which I had sowed zinnias's in. They were bloomed out except for a couple so I took them out and transplanted some marigolds which are just beautiful as well. I had volunteers in the fire circle gravel so I took them out and put them where the zinnias's were. I have tomato plants which are starting to die from too much rain despite being planted on a slope which drains easily. Hopefully we will get a few days of no rain as they are loaded with green 'maters.
Well we had salmon cakes for a change which is a favorite of ours as well as the frozen filets but the cakes are so different in flavor which we like occasionally along with a couple ears of corn I cut off the cob for our supper. Delicious. After supper we piddled around outside walking the yards and pulling some weeds and grasses in the beds which continues to grow with all this rain. We learned the queen of England passed at the young age of 96. Must be good genes in that lineage. That was about it as I did watch a little of the first regular season NFL game and it was tied at half time, LATER
