No photos again today. Not sure what the problem is lately.
Wednesday 9/6. We finally took down the food tent (my old craft-show booth). JB put the battery in his Jeep, just slightly easier than getting it out, while I snipped more branches. Then JB sliced the last tree into rounds.
By then it was getting too warm to be working outside, especially with the smoke. Our high for the day was 82, and we could actually see some clouds.
Elsie told me that the tires that we ordered for Miss Kitty had arrived, so I will drive Down There tomorrow.
We started watching the first season of Boston Legal last night. Anything with James Spader in it is excellent.
Thursday 9/7. It was 67 and still very smokey this morning. We were out early to use Miss Kitty to move the rounds to the splitter in four loads. Then we put the two new front tires back on the tractor, and took the two front tires and one back tire off Miss Kitty. I took a much-needed shower and was on my way Down There at 11:00 am.
It was already uncomfortably warm by the time I arrived at Larry and Elsie's shop to pick up the tires. Then I was off to Les Schwab to get the rims taken off the old front tires and put on the new ones. Also had to get the rims switched on the spare and back tire. (Long story) I was home by 2:30.
After a late lunch, we put the three tires back on Miss Kitty. Didn't want to wait as there were thunder storms in the forecast for this evening.
Our high for the day was 80 with a lot of smoke, but the smoke was much worse in town than Up Here. On these hot days, the house tends to heat up, so it is very pleasant to sit out on the porch in the evening when it has cooled down a bit and listen to the crickets. They are so LOUD!
Friday 9/8. It is 60 with a breeze this morning. We did get a few sprinkles during the night and heard some very distant thunder. The sky is still smokey but the air smells fresh and we can see some clouds and blue sky overhead. We plan to cut wood in the cradle today and tomorrow, and I want to get the rounds from that last tree split.
Thought for the day: I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times. Everett Dirkson
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