Good Morning All. Partly cloudy and 79° this morning. Weather dudes missed it again, promising highs below the century mark; it was 102° yesterday. Possible rain has been added back to today's forecast, maybe because they got up and saw rain on the radar nearby. It's 45 miles away, but it's real hard to tell if it is going to move in this direction. I have only had 3.5" of rain since May 23. Probably more than
Sherrel, but not enough for the local vegetation.
Well, I'll add to the group heading for the doctor this morning for the annual physical and blood draw. Since my wife is having hers as well, she scheduled the appointments for 10:45 instead of early like I would rather have them. They've become pretty routine, take your medications, lose weight, and give me some blood. Of course, just in time, the sciatica doesn't seem to be acting up this week, so I can't seek treatment. I believe that I have gained 3 pounds since the last visit. That late visit pretty much screws up the day. My lab results are generally posted on my health portal within 24 hours, so I know what to expect when the nurse calls me.
Not much to report around the homestead, it's dry and trees are losing leaves early from the drought. Pool has cooled off somewhat, ranging from 83° in the morning to 87° in the late afternoon, tolerable all day now. The shorter days and those two shade umbrellas have helped. Tomato plants are still bearing, although not as heavily. Harvesting tomatoes in August has only happened once before at my previous residence in 1978.
Thanks for the likes and comments regarding my continued slow progress on the layout;
Tom O, OB Ken, Chad, Dave B, Smudge, Joe, Sherrel, Curt, Karl, Patrick, Hughie, James, Louis, Rick, Guy.
I accomplishes a couple of things out in the train shed yesterday. Over on the workbench I painted the window sills and added windows and a business sign.
Over in the scene, I managed to get a first coat of paint in the parking lot.
Some of the brown ground paint bled through.
Tom O - We do tend to post around the same time in the morning. I usually start around 5:00 am, but I start and stop along the way. Eat a snack, wife gets up, morning ritual, turn on the pool filter (no timer), start the garden irrigation, check the Microsoft news feed and read some stuff, burn the trash (no wind this early), so I don't finish for a while.
Last Fritos in the bag tend to collect the grease. I don't know why?
Jeff - I hope that Wyatt's dad realizes his situation and gets rid of his demons.
Joe - The ground cover method is one that I developed years ago, well before the Internet. Many books and magazines that I read, and indeed some Internet advice calls for spraying the glue on, but that sure seems like it would make a mess; as well as requiring cleaning out the spray head after each use. I hope that it works for you and any others.
James - A belated Happy Birthday for your Dad.
Guy - Beautiful fish. Should make quite a meal.
Tonight is the peak of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower. I have seen a few over the last two days, but clouds have been in the way at the better times between midnight and dawn. The moon is kinda bright right now, but it sets around 3:30 CDT.
Everybody have a great day.