Well for the first day of August I wore a flannel shirt outside until nearly 10 o'clock as the temps were in the upper 50's, yikes it was cold but great for working outside for most of the day and I did just that. I started the day with a before 6 roll out which is normal for me since I hit the sack at 10'ish. I'm blessed to get close to 8 hours each night, despite sleeping with a snorer. I did my usual morning routines that start with some quiet time to honor my LORD, to give thanks for another day and to lift up several by name for comfort and healing. All are holding except Grant who is having some issues with blood in his urine. We visited with him and Shirley yesterday on our way back from the mailbox for an hour or so. He had his bladder removed last year because of cancer and has a small port with a bag which comes straight from his kidneys. Its awesome what doctors and modern medicine has done for this kind of issue. Anyhow keep him in your thoughts and prayers this blood issue is nothing serious. He is a strong Believer and isn't afraid of the outcome if its a serious issue. Everyone else seems to be holding as of this date despite ages and health issues.
I headed out after a breakfast of cereal and fruit to check on the gardens and decided I wanted to expand the area where I now have cucumbers for the first time ever growing along side the steep embankment in the backwoods yard. The plants are doing good and we are picking one every other day and the plants are loaded with blooms. I want to expand it a couple feet so I cut down several dead pine trees and trimmed them up to help hold the rocks I'm going to place along the bank and the dirt I'm going to haul in. That kept me busy all morning until it was time to take a hike to the top of the mountain. What a beautiful mid morning hike with no humidity and temps in the upper 60's. By late afternoon we reached the middle 70's with a gentle breeze. We visited with Billy for a few on top of the mountain before heading on across and down the back road. Nancy did so much better on this hike and now we are determined to do this every day as we need this cardio going up to the top.
We came back and had some leftover dogs for lunch and an ear of corn that was leftover. All were delicious as the day we prepared them. Nancy bought some turnips the other day for a casserole which she prepared for supper but the top of the turnip showed some greenery, so I planted them in an area where the lettuce once grew in hopes they will make and we can add turnip greens to our salads. The casserole was delicious and we have enough to add to another meal. I did some more chain saw work after lunch as a couple of large limbs were evident in the upper woods by the fire circle. I sawed them up and hauled them to the fire wood pile. We piddled around in the flower beds dead heading and pulling some weeds after supper and the clean up. The evening air was cooling off as dusk approached so we closed up the cabin.
Well it seems as of now No More Bats as we have closed off every space they could roost in and or made a safe place to live. They do a great job with eating the many insects but are nuisance. They find the smallest holes to live and breed in and of course their poop looks like mice droppings. There must have been 25-30 bats in that small area in the a/c coverings. It was very expensive to rid them but hopefully they will find a hollow tree in the woods instead of a dwelling. I didn't see any in the air after supper.
Well the Ray's won again in the big apple against the Yankee's but so did the Orioles and we are still in second place, Later
