The Ides of July

The Ridge

On Monday, July 15^th I wonder if we’ll see the full moon tonight. I know it has been bright and I did notice the Waning Gibbous Phase last night before the clouds moved over it. That was 99% illumination so I hope the clouds mind their own business tonight and let us see the full effect. I love how light it is outside at 10 or later. 😊

Good morning!
My dahlias at the gate garden are blooming.
I wish the flowers were bigger but they're still learning.😀

We were up before 7 and Bill took the garbage bag and one recycle bin down to the end of the lane. They don’t pick up until late morning or early afternoon but we are early birds with most things so………..there ya go! I left a few minutes later and popped a card in the mail box for pick up and carried on to the Mat. It was already warm out but there was a lovely breeze coming in through the west to east windows.

Bill got a lot trimmed and it's made quite a difference.

The boss is impressed. I don't mean me.

It was sure sticky in town when I left the laundromat an hour later so it was a relief to get back up here on the Ridge. Bill and Gibbs were inside deciding their plan of the day. Bill wanted to do some trimming down the lane for when company arrives this weekend BUT the sky was threatening rain and so was the forecast. I left a few minutes before 10 to take M into town and we did get rain within 5 minutes of my leaving.

Our guests won't have to worry about
scratches now!

Bill wouldn’t be working outside anytime soon. The Hangar would be hot as would the Bunky so when I returned around 11:15, we both stayed put. Bill read through my online Photobook for me and helped me by making a few corrections and typos. He’s a great proofreader and I’d hate to have mistakes in the hard copy. It has happened, he’s never read it over before. 😊 So, I was able to get it sent off after lunch.

The grape vine is horrible and invasive.
I've landed on my butt a few times tugging so hard at it.

Not a great picture but you see how it clamps
onto the tree branches.

The rain stopped so while I was finishing the book, he slipped down the lane, unbeknownst to me and came in later, soaking wet from the wet weeds and branches. He says we have a few (about 6) trailer loads to pick up but not today. It is quite humid so we closed windows and popped the a/c on for the rest of the afternoon. He showered and went to the Hangar while Gibbs and I stayed inside. My book is so good, it is hard to put down.

Bill got a bit cleared down to where
he has the valve for our pump.
That project still needs to be figured out.

We moved outside around 4:30 and walked to check mail and see what Bill had done. I got my hands on some of that crazy wild grape vine at the end of the lane. I pulled and pulled and managed to break some of it off. It is taking over there in the field area to the west of the lane but I don’t want it on our side. One day when it has cooled down, I’ll take the clippers down. Clippers that first need sharpening! I came indoors to cool down but Gibbs had to stay out for a little longer. ♥

Bill set my patio tomato pot up
on the fence.
Not sure what is eating my tomatoes.

I've never had a problem before so
maybe the rabbit we've seen has found them. 😖

For supper, we had Pork Ribettes and a potato for Bill and he finished off the Cole slaw from yesterday. I cooked a vegetable for me and we had some keto chocolate cake with whipped cream for dessert. I didn’t take many pictures today so I apologize for the long narrative in today’s post. I hope day turned out decent, not too hot, not too wet etc. I can’t imagine it being too cold anywhere but you get the drift.

A nice easy supper tonight. Bill finished the
Cole Slaw and I finished my broccoli.

Most of my cake was eaten so that's good.
It tasted better today than yesterday to me,
I think because I was pretty full from the main picnic fare.
We had whipped cream with it tonight and both of us enjoyed it!
Good night!

Thank you for stopping by today. We've had a warm day, 26C/79F. Happy Ides!