Tuesday, June 20, 2006
STORMY WEATHER
We've had some stormy weather of late. Nothing seriously damaging in our immediate area. But rain and wind. I just get the yard picked up from all the dead branches and leaves that have blown down and -- WHOOSH! -- here comes another wind and more branches and leaves are down. I just came in from picking up the yard -- again! This time we had a rather large branch break but not come completely free from the tree. I asked my neighbor to borrow a step ladder. Instead he came over with a very long-handled limb cutter and cut it off and we drug it over to a brush pile on his property. I am so grateful for his help.
We have a postage stamp size garden space where, in years previous, we have had green beans, carrots, tomatoe plants, some flowers, etc. But this year neither of us have the energy, time or inclination to do anything with that space. So the weeds grew up. I spent a bit of time this afternoon, after picking up the yard from the limbs and leaves, hoeing the weeds out of that garden space. So now it looks better from a distance! It will have to be done again--several times--before the frost comes this fall. But it looks better for now.
That's sort of like our lives. We think we've "weeded" our lives and the next thing we know, they are back in some form or other. It seems I've been experiencing that a lot lately in my own life. I wish there was some "weed spray" I could use on those pesky habits in my life to get rid of them.
Last weekend (Friday night to be exact) I got up on the roof of my house and blew the limbs off the roof and out of the gutters. The gutters weren't as bad as I thought they might be. But I'm glad that's done. That is like the weeds--it will need to be done again, especially this fall when the leaves begin to fall! But the limbs and twigs that get on the yard also get on the roof and in the gutters--even though we have gutter guards.
Karon is feeling really ill today. She worked but came home early because she didn't feel well. She has been asleep ever since. She doesn't know all that's been done in our yard yet.
I have a "day trip" tomorrow. And I finally "hit the jackpot" with the car rental. They gave me a 2006 Cadillac to drive! Leather seats and all the "bells and whistles". Too bad I won't have it for several days instead of just over night and a day.
I better think of something Karon can eat. Because of the condition of her stomach, mouth and throat, there isn't a lot she can manage.
Jim
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