Over a week now with temperatures in the 80's and on/off rain here in the Piney Woods. Locals say they have never seen these July temperatures and weather patterns in their life times. Soooo, unusual yes and no one is complaining.
Most folks also say that all of this is a welcome relief from the norm of triple digits day after day. The second cutting of hay fields is on hold for the rain to let up. Summer weather turns warm/hot again w/o rain.
I have put off yard work to a point now where simple weed eating will be small harvesting. My fault. I have found excuse after excuse as to why I should not put on long pants, work shoes and get to it. The price I pay.
The field below is just an example of the green that surrounds us here. Several horses run free daily feasting inside their own personal acreage. The movement of them walking by the fence always catches my attention. A new family of deer, with their youngsters, also feeds daily in these fields.
Volunteer cantaloupe have come on for no reason other than Mother Nature has found a way to spark life into some old seeds left over in last year's compost pile. That material found its way into gardens planted this season.
I have hung the weight of this melon on an orange string in so that its weight does not strangle itself on vine holding it on the wire mesh. Seems to be working.
Given Mother Nature and God have much more control of my garden this season and "me thinks" I should save seeds from these few maturing cantaloupe.
Our Friday chicken dinners happened Tuesday this past week. Calling ahead and ordering the 10 AM pick up worked much better than hoping the chicken would be ready while I shopped. Fried chicken and Texas are " thang." Twelve pieces for $13 is an OK deal.
My wife was already sitting at the lunch table when I arrived home. Visualize fork in one hand and knife in the other. There was look in her eyes that said "just put the chicken on the table and suspend with the storytelling." Local fried chicken has its way with us!
And it was good.
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TWO WING MISS BUDWISER TESTING 1995
Days and times when Budwiser was Budwiser. This video well portrays public respect for that company. And a company that associated itself with the greatness of men and machines. It also displays the ability of what man can build and in doing so push the limits of new technology and create sport that would own a summer weekend in Seattle at the Hydroplane Races.
I cast this video for my wife to watch with me. I told her to watch Chip Hanauer "ring this boat out" on the straight away. The sound of that winding up as it passes is hard to put into words. Turn up the sound and enjoy. As I watched this video and saw Chip Hanauer appear, his name immediately popped into my mind. I cannot remember the name of the local grocery store at times, yet moments in history like this come to the tip of my tongue.
Names like Ted Jones, Bill Muncey, Lee Schoenith and Slo-Mo-Shun V, Slo-Mo-Shun IV, Miss Thriftway, Gale V are drivers and names of hydroplanes you most likely have never heard of.
If we did not go to the sit on the banks of Lake Washington to watch the race, we spent the day in front of the TV watching every minute from start to finish of that days broadcast.
"Those were the days my friends, those were the days." Like the days we would spend watching the Olympics, the Superbowl and the Oscars.
A bit of history. I remember this moment as if it was yesterday.
And this happened over the Lake Washington crowd one race weekend. Yea! I have shared this here before.
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BIRDHOUSE BUILD / JIBBER JABBER
Birdhouse for neighbor has started. She saw this at a harden center, took a picture and I told her that I would make one for her. The barn wood is from an old chicken house tear down, pressure washed and set out to dry for a few weeks. Quite different from any other birdhouse I have built.
Well, we made it though July 2024. Historic days and weeks have past. Three months till elections as we peek into the abyss.
Summer is officially here in east Texas. It is August and triple digits coming next week and will hang around for awhile. My better half said we have "done this before and we will do it again." Chores done by mid-morning.
Appreciate the visit.
The chicken at Albertson's is better than the Official Chikken Distribution centers in Longview. Getting twelve pieces for thirteen dollars? Not around Here you're not. Where are you getting such a deal? If I'm ever out in that direction I'd hit that for a meal. That is better looking than the best I've seen around here.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update as always! Stay healthy, bud
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