Mr P hung the hammock out for me on the 4th of July. The nylon roping on the two trees where the hammock has been hung has been exposed to the elements for a number of years so I asked him to climb in the hammock to make sure the ropes would hold. (I'm not dumb.) The hammock almost touched the ground when he got in (less distance to fall if the ropes gave way I guess). While the ropes held, he decided to change out the ropes for new nylon ropes and adjusted the height so the hammmock is higher off the ground. It's rolled up each evening and propped on the front porch just in case there's rain overnight.
A doe and her two fawns have been visiting the garden daily for a snack. We've dusted the veggies with a substance that they don't like the smell and taste of and for the most part they have been walking through the garden but not eating the plants. Because we hadn't had any rain recently, Mr P hadn't dusted for a few days. That changed quickly on Friday. As I was dressing for work and looked out the window I saw the doe eating the potato plants (again) so the plants were quickly dusted.
That evening we took a quick trip to The Puddle and saw a number of deer across the stream in the corn field behind our house.
This one was brave enough to come around the trees and sneak up to try and get a closer look at us.
The heat and humidity this week has been unbelievable. The weather forecast was for record breaking temperatures on Saturday with temps topping 100 degrees F. My Mom, the jigsaw puzzle enthusiast, has air conditioning at her apartment so is able to stay cool in this heat. The rest of this month will be a busy one both during the workweek and on the weekends so the decision was made to bring her down for puzzle time and dinner.
I picked her up by 3PM and as soon as we were in the house, she started in on the puzzle that we had begun a few weeks ago. We stopped long enough to have enjoy a cold cut submarine sandwich from our local soft ice cream stand and topped the evening off with some blueberry soft serve ice cream. Yum!
The finished puzzle is a busy scene of times long ago and was fun to do. Our quit time was one of our earlier times, 9:30PM, and by the time I took her to her home and returned to mine, the neighbors three houses over were setting off fireworks. They have a big, big pond and have a 4th of July fireworks party/display every year. This year instead of having it on the 4th they waited to have it on the weekend and we got to enjoy the show from our deck out back.
One of our nephews enlisted in the Army last year. When he went out West for his basic training he asked if we would "garage" his car until he knew where he would be stationed. With space available, we agreed and Mr P has been working with this nephew, P, to get the license, inspection, etc done in order for the car to be transported to Texas. Hopefully, the final pieces will fall into place this week so that the tags and inspection will be done and all will be ready to go.
To this end, Mr P charged the battery (which he had removed when the car was brought to our house), and replaced it in the engine compartment. The car had been sitting under a pine tree here and acquired a yellowish pollen hue and lots of pine needles. A washing greatly improved its appearance.
Guess who is using the new "bowl" atop her new cat perch? The princess, Chance. Doesn't she look comfy?
I hope everyone had a good weekend wherever you are. Stay cool!
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