The Ridge
It was 6:30 when I first saw the light of day (so to speak). Bill fell asleep on his back last night, after we both had a restless start, so I put my ear plugs in. I always sleep more solid in the early morning with those blocking Gibbs and Bill's first rising.
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| One of 3 Good Morning pictures. |
I had to clean the Mat so got up, dressed, washed and was on my way out the door by 7:15. I was in no rush as I had to pick up C the A tickets and stop at the Bookstore for a fall fair booklet. First, a stop at the bank for some cash and a nice phone call with Bridgette. It's been a while!
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| Two of 3 Good morning! pictures. 4 Moonflowers today. |
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| My favourite Good morning picture |
Customers have nothing to complain about. I texted Sandy to thank him and give his 'machinist/plumber' a 👍. Credit where it's due.
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| I love when Gary slips notes under the door. It means repairs are done! |
When I left there, I went to see Mark at Battery Pro and since I was in no hurry, we had a nice catch up chit chat. With a full bottle of water, I drove to Impact Tire and Paul and I talked a bit about him selling his home in Ingersoll. Last week, he asked me to spread the word. It was for sale for a week, and sold by word of mouth without a sign on the lawn!
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| The sky was this colour a lot of our day. |
Lastly, since it was after 9, I parked downtown to stop in to the Bookstore to see Nella for a booklet. Unfortunately, the store doesn't open until 10! Small town living, I guess, so I drove home rather than wait 45 minutes. Today was forecasted for unsettled weather (rain and storms) all day.
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| Isn't this a pretty field? |
No lie there, as after I got home, it poured off and on for the rest of the day. I was surprised when Billy and Bill came up the lane before 11:30. The mud they'd applied yesterday wasn't dry enough to work with so their day was cut short.
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| Back home, the rain did a number in our laneway again. |
I'd been preparing birthday cards, it's a busy month, for family. Bill napped for a few short minutes and then went in to town to work on the flooring in Robin's rental. He has a key for whenever he has time. He popped a card in our box on his way out. 😉
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| Dark clouds ahead of me on my way home. Sure enough, another downpour. |
I'd decided to pop back in myself and pick up one of the fall fair books because I would like to see what catagories I could enter. I popped in to see Bill briefly and he was cutting laminate on the front porch, out of any possible rain showers.
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| Mr. Oriole is happy I took the jam away from Chippy. |
I'm happy that I moved the Oriole feeder away from Chippy since it paid off. A flicker of bright orange told me he had returned. There's probably rainwater mixed in with it now but he ate for a while.
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| Quick and filling. |
Bill was home at 5:30 and we had a po-man's meal of Kraft dinner and weiners. He wanted fast. 🤷♀️
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| I felt bad to see the laneway was worse after Bill left. |
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| So, I did my best to rake up the dispersed gravel and gathered some from our parking area to fill in some of the holes. 🤷♀️ |
He made his lunch, we cleaned up dishes and he was gone back to town before 6:30. The sky seems clearer, some blue patches and even some sun around 6, so I'll go dump the water out of the feeder. Gibbs and I slipped out to do that and to stretch our legs a bit.
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| More bright red Dahlias |
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| The red tomatoes are like a greeting. Come pick me! So, I did, plus a few peppers. |
It has been a good day, reaching a high of 22.2C/72F in between all the rain. The gardens are happy though. I hope yours are too!
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| A pretty but hazy sun tonight again. Gibbs waits for my beckon, Come, let's go! Good night! |
Thank you for popping around.