The Ridge
It was a
cloudy start to the day on Friday, May 29th. TGIF for anyone still
working. We were expecting 100% chance of rainfall today so we didn’t know if Bill
would be going in to work today. We were up at 6:15 and 6:30 anyway just in
case. The forecast could be wrong. Really? Really. It felt damp outside and
although warm at 19C/66F, I decided to have my tea with Bill first before going out for a walk.
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| My morning walk |
He texted
Mike to see about the day and while waiting for a response, he made his lunch
and packed his cooler. After he was washed up, he got the word that the crew
were going to try and see what they could get done before the rain started.
Bill left before 8. I finished my tea and went out for my walk. I wore a lightweight
hoody mainly for the hood in case it started raining here, mid-walk. It didn’t and it
was a pleasant 2 miles.
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| This is Mitch's (Elvis) house around the corner I took this picture so you could see all of his colourful watering cans He gave me an old metal one last summer |
When I
returned, the sky went through a few threatening transformations so I didn’t put on my
gardening clothes. I could be out there while the soil is wet, pulling some of
the bigger weeds on the hill. I puttered on my laptop, after reading blogs, wishing
a niece and 2 son-in-laws Happy Birthday on FB and text. Christa, Dennis and Cory, I hope you
are having awesome days! I’m not sure if the guys’ cards arrived on time but I
tried.
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| I noticed some irises ready to bloom |
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| The little oak tree that survived the winter |
I decided
around 11 to take a short walk down the lane with my big camera. I’ve stopped
taking it on my morning walks, for now. Not forever. I was in luck as there
were 2 or 3 geese families congregated for a picnic in the front field.
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| See what I mean about the sky? |
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| Walking to the end of the lane was priceless |
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| This made it worth getting caught in the rain They were having a bug feast |
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| Here they are in for their polar bear swim. |
Every
once in a while, we have glorious sun and mostly blue sky and then the next
minute, completely gray up there. We’ll be having a couple of cooler days,
Sunday being the coldest. 2C/36F in the early morning and 11C/52F in the
afternoon. Brrr. I guess I will be bundling up for my walk. Darn. Good thing I
got an XXL t-shirt as I can wear it over top of my jacket. Gayle mentioned
today that she may walk with me so that would be nice but it is up to her to
come here. I’m not going anywhere.
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| Easiest hard boiled eggs I've ever made have been done in Madame IP |
After today's walk, I came in and made a coffee and then put 4 eggs in Madame IP for boiling.
I’ve never tried the EGG function so why not give that a shot? I know they turn
out perfect with the 5-5-5 rule on Manual cook but this might be just as slick. When the timer
went off after its 5 minutes, I did the NR for 5 and ice bath for 5. So,
basically the same thing. Five
minutes later, peeled perfectly and cooked to perfection.
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| My lunch plate |
Around
noon, I made myself a yummy lunch plate. It was a
change from the normal and something Bill wouldn't like. By this time, I figured I’d get outside and pull some
weeds at least around the plants so I can see better where to weed trim later.
It took me 10 minutes to get ready. I needed knee pads for kneeling in the
grass, gloves, a hat (mainly to hold my hair back), my
tool caddy with shovel and a pail for the weeds.
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| The Lady's Mantle is so pretty with rain drops Even after everything else dries up, the drops will remain for a long time |
All set!
I got out to the hill and started digging and pulling. The sky darkened and
without a word of a lie, after 10 minutes, I had to rush back to put things
away in the Bunky and get inside before those black clouds opened up. Now, if
that isn’t a message, what is? LOL Too funny.
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| Peekaboo, you little munchkin |
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| Run Chippy Run |
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| I had my Zoom lens available |
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| to capture the hungry Oriole |
So, I remained inside for the
rest of the afternoon with my book. I got some great news. Jamie called and
asked if I would like to start at the Mat on Monday. A test run for June since his Mat revenue was up a bit.
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| This is a bit of a slide show This large bird, wild turkey? lands on this small tree topper |
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| Tryiing to gain his balance |
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| Still fighting for balance |
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| Loses it and jumps down to a lower point |
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| He seems to be happy here but lots of spread wings still |
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| Maybe he could see me and was posing I was appreciative, it was quite the performance |
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| He is quite pretty to watch |
Bill is
on his way home so he’s put in a good day’s work, despite the rain showers. I took
the opportunity to run out and check the mail box before he got home. I didn’t
know if the mail truck stopped today. As it turned out, I had to ‘run’ as the rain started
before I got back. Not heavily, thank goodness!
Today, I was pleased to see two more sponsors come through for my Sunday
walk and I appreciate it very much! I'm done canvassing and have surpassed my goal.
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| Getting ready to leave |
In the
door came my dirty working man but he had a smile on his face as he relayed
his day to me. He is enjoying this, what better way to earn some cash? He
received a call on the way home that Black Beauty was ready so now I’m feeling
even happier about working on Monday. I was happy to tell him my good news and now transportation won't be an issue. Otherwise, it would have meant
some juggling with Ptooties and time of day.
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| He might see a rodent on the ground |
Bill had
his shower and I turned NCIS on for us to watch together. I was reading more of
my book before he came home and it is a good story too but we were chatting and that was better. For supper, we had fried fish and fries done in our Fry Daddy.
I know, we just had them but it is Friday, a good day to have fish and chips! Bill
had a snooze in the chair between 5 and 6. I do believe things are starting to
look up for us. 😊
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| Turns out, another turkey wanted the spot |
Supper
was very good topped off with a piece of apple pie. The rain returned around
6:30 and the temperature dropped to a chilly 13C/55F.
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| Fry Daddy doing the fries |
We may be plugging the
fireplace in tonight since we’ve stored the blue flame away. Who knew we’d need it again? We always have the furnace if we need a heat boost. After
dishes, we relaxed for the evening. This was a quiet day for me and a busy day
for Bill but more than anything, it was a day of good things. Yay!
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| Yum, everything tasted great Before 8:30, the sky cleared up to the west and the sun appeared on time to make sunset Good night! |
Thank you
for stopping in and for putting up with my stream of pictures.