The Ridge
I’m
surprised that it was such a nice night sleeping as with windows open, there
sure wasn’t much air filtering in. I know I slept well regardless. Bill was up
on Monday, June 29th with the alarm (or before it?) and I followed around
6:30. I left for work first, just before 7 and that turned out to be a good
thing. I got down Baptist Church Road and realized that my water bottle was
sitting at home. Bill was
working at Mount Forest today so would be going right by the Mat and dropped it
off soon after.
Looks comfy, doesn't it? It would have been at 8 degrees cooler |
That was great as I would need it in there this morning. It was going to be a hot, humid day but the Suite was quite comfortable, I assume from when the clouds covered the sun, which was
often. After the Mat was cleaned, I headed straight home for my tea which I
enjoyed while reading some blogs. There was really nothing on my agenda for the
rest of the day since it was too hot to be digging in the garden.
Pretty sky today |
I took my
book out, determined to finish it today, and alternatively sat on my lounge chair
in the sun and then in the shade. Romeo came to visit only once to get a few
peanuts before playing shy again. I guess he just wasn’t too hungry. In case you’ve
wondered, Carmelita has left us, no sign of her for about a week now. I’m sad
but as long as she’s okay, that is nature for you. She graced us with her
presence for about 3 weeks running so we were lucky.
Since I
didn’t walk or do anything outside, I have few pictures to share today. After moving inside around 12:30, I made my lunch plate
and double-checked my list for tomorrow. See, I don’t feel too bad about a lazy
day as I have a couple of busy ones coming up. A few places to go to pick up
what we need for Wednesday and that is tiring in itself. But that starts tomorrow.
Pond reflections, you could stand on your head and get a similar picture Any volunteers? |
At 2:30,
I closed things up, pulled blinds and turned the bedroom a/c on. At least if
Bill comes home and needs a cool place to nap, he can go up there if the main
area is too warm. 27C/81F is no cool day! Taking no chances on the meat we want
to serve, I called M & M’s in Hanover to check their stock. We
should be fine if I hit them up in the morning, they have a fair bit. 😊 The rest
of the day was pretty quiet too.
This was a favourite meal Mom used to make I used to make for my kids and I still occasionally make when I've run out of ground beef ideas |
I walked down to the mailbox around 3:30 and
got a reminder of the weeds along the lilies and geraniums down
there. I’ve been talking about getting down to them but even though I didn’t
have my gloves, I cleaned it up as best I could. Then I got the mail and walked
back up to sit back down. I managed to finish my book and then updated the info
on Goodreads. I checked out the book cupboard and chose a Michael Connelly for
the next one. Quicker read with not so much concentration. But, I really did enjoy the Clockmaker's Daughter.
There was 45 minutes waiting for turtles today that we'll never get back LOL But we love them around so don't want to risk hurting them |
Bill
texted at 10 to 5 telling me he was stuck in the laneway, waiting for a turtle.
She was in the middle either digging or laying. Watching her, you can’t tell
what the movements are. So patiently he waited 30 minutes and then she moved
and so did he. Inside, we had supper around 6. Hamburger gravy with vegetables cooked
on the stove and potatoes done in Madame IP. It was good and we have enough leftovers for
tomorrow.
She's waiting for me to pass |
After
dishes, we hopped in Ptooties and went into town for fuel. I’ll be taking the car
tomorrow and could have done it then but I’ve got a lot of stops already and Bill offered. 😊 The air is still and as we drive
back in the lane, there she is again.
The holes sure seem big enough for eggs |
In the middle. We waited 15 minutes and
she moved on. I got out to check the locations and found about 4 holes, empty,
all in a row. Aaah, the poor things, they have a hard time finding a nesting spot.
It's pretty incredible, isn't it? This is only 4 of the many down our lane. |
Up at the
Suite, I did my post and watched some tv. Bill went to the Hangar for a while
and by 10, I was calling it a night. This was a very lazy day for me.
And Chippy says goodnight while eating a peanut |
And for all you cat lovers.......... |
Thanks
for your visit!
My mum used to make that dish too. She called it Sheep Sh** and Cherry Pits. LOL. I called it PishPash when I made it for my kidlets. I still love it, with lots of fresh ground pepper, Yum. Now you've got my craving Patsy!
ReplyDeleteHa ha, I've never heard that name for the ground beef meal!I don't really have a name for it.
DeleteThat's sad that Carmelita left but your turtles are fun to hear about!
ReplyDeleteThank you..........wait until you read Tuesday's post!!
DeleteI find the turtles fascinating. I've never seen a turtle digging holes for their eggs. When I was in grade school/junior high, we lived in the country. We had lots of turtles but at the time I didn't know they laid eggs. Dean has seen one at the lot so manybe that will be a new experience for me. I can only hope.
ReplyDeleteFunny cat photo!!!
I'm like you with the turtles. Never gave laying eggs a thought until we moved here and I read all about them. :)
DeleteI hope you have baby turtles too!
I agree with Karen about dinner I want some! Your chair does look comfy in the sun, too bad it was too hot! You and Bill sure have a lot of patience with the turtle :) Not a cat lover, but that is too cute!
ReplyDeleteThat supper is so easy to make. Home made biscuits would have been good with it but I never thought of that!
DeleteWe aren't cat lovers either but don't dislike them. We're dog people!! :)
I've never seen turtles around here, though I know that there are some that were formerly pets that ended up in nearby creeks. They get too big or people get tired of them, isn't that sad?
ReplyDeleteComfort food - that's what your dinner makes me think of - I used to do something similar but haven't for many years. Looks good.
My favorite photo is the pool reflection, great shot!
the turtles are 'almost' a nuisance but we can never say that.
DeleteComfort food, a good name for it. :)
Thank you the pond does reflect the sky beautifully!