Well Monday started out with temps in the 40's and overcast skies but by mid morning the sun was shining with blue skies and it did eventually warm up to the 60's, but long sleeve shirt and pants were needed through out the day. I started the day with my usual 6'ish rollout to my routines that begin with some quiet moments to honor my lord, Jesus, give thanks for another day and to lift up several by name for comfort and healing. The lists get longer and now we add little Seth to the list as he is having some issues at the age of 2 and is having some procedures on Wednesday morning. Nancy is also having more tummy issues so its off to see a doctor this morning in Elkin if she can get an appointment.
I headed out after posting the ramble and catching up on the world news as well as the war in Israel to stretch on the back porch before walking the property and checking on the garden and flower beds. The deer have been in the gardens each night, but there isn't a whole lot except for a couple areas they can destroy. I have a temporary fence around a couple patches which has helped and of course their appetite changes almost daily. Some flowers they love when young, especially the hollyhocks and black eyed Susan's but now they are getting some age they must be bitter as they are now leaving them alone, oh well.
I worked outside in the gardens after the sun started to warm up trying to straighten up the pole beans in the upper garden which I believe a small tornado like cell came through last week and blew them over as well as breaking off two very large sun flowers. I took out the dead plum tomato plants and picked off what few were still hanging on.They were very productive this year and must have produced several hundred fruits which we ate and gave away almost daily to several neighbors. They weren't large but tasty and I still have 50 or more on the porch railing ripening. I took a bag of half runner green beans to a neighbor as well as the last large zucchini after lunch then worked on a couple pot holes on the hill coming in on our road. Seem some folks spin their wheels causing pot holes in the gravel instead of getting up to speed coming up the hill and it makes for a very bump ride for those who know how to drive up a hill, oh well.
We had leftover zucchini boats with pasta for our supper and then headed out to Sparta with a stop at the Food Lion before heading on over to Cornerstone for our respective weekly Bible get togethers. We had a new man join our group and had 9 men in attendance for the class whereas Nancy's group was down now that mom's are back into their kids school routines. It was close to 9 before we broke up and headed back to the cabin. The "blood" moon was evident tonight and so beautiful. Nancy tried to take a picture but for some reason this new I phone doesn't take good pics after dark or she just doesn't know how to work it. She is stubborn when I suggest on checking the internet for such issues, oh well. I tuned into the NFL game and the Bears were beating the Vikings at half time so it was soon shower time and then some horizontal lab for me. I almost forgot we did get in a hike to the top of the mountain which was good especially for Nancy and myself. The building in down town Winston -Salem were evident as well. We saw no one on top during our hike, LATER
