Sept 24, 2014 Rain!

Tree growing in a rock that we saw on our
Monday ride.

Monday 9/22. If it weren't for JB, I would have arrived at the laundromat with all the laundry but no soap and no quarters.  Ditz. . . with a capitol "D."  I took the tractor tire in to be fixed while I was doing the laundry.  The tube had been punctured, but instead of putting in another tube, they sprayed the inside of the tire with a self-healing goo, which was actually cheaper than a tube.  Now if the tire gets punctured, it will seal the hole.  How cool is that?!

Picked up a few groceries and the mail, and was home by 1:30 pm.  While I was Down There, a small thunder storm passed over the mountains.  Some rain fell while I was in the grocery store but I didn't hear any thunder.  JB said it was really nasty Up Here and a lightening strike started a fire in the canyon on the west side of the mountain that is to the northwest of us.

I met Larry in our canyon as he was coming down from his after-thunderstorm-check ride.  I told him we would drive around later in the afternoon to look for sleepers.  We did at about 4:00 pm, right after our afternoon walk and feeding the dogs.  Didn't see anything, but it was a very pleasant ride.  Filled me up with forest aura after being Down There.

Tuesday 9/23. It was 58 and overcast this morning, and there had already been a light sprinkle by the time we got up at 8:00 am.

Since I picked up quite a bit of mail yesterday, it was mail morning.  A nice, slow start to the day sorting all the junk mail and reading all the magazines, catalogs and newspapers.

It rain for a couple hours this morning, then sprinkled on and off all afternoon.  So we both stayed in the house reading books and doing inside things.  I defrosted the fridge and did a load of laundry, hanging it inside.  A fire in the stove is always nice on such a dreary day, but it just wasn't cool enough til about 7:00 pm.  Our high for the day was 62.

The fire to the west of us is completely under control now, having burnt about 40 acres.

We started watching Lonesome Dove this evening for about the fifth time.  Definitely one of - if not THE - best western ever made.

Wednesday 9/24.  It is 53 and breezy this morning.  Looks like it rained a lot during the night.  Hopefully we can get out and cut down at least one of the two dead trees today.

Thought for the day: Don't let life happen - make it happen.  Sheryl Sandberg