I awoke at 2:30 AM to the sound of a cat barfing somewhere close to me. Maxine prefers to deposit a hairball on her little rug or the small rug on my side of the bed. So I carefully placed my foot on the hardwood floor to avoid the rug and immediately found were the sound came from. I got up, put the lights on, cleaned it up, went back to bed. Couldn't get back to sleep. My right shoulder and left hip started aching, Maxine plunked her body against my head and purred loudly but contently in my ear. She was wide awake and ready to play. By six, she was running kitty olympics down the length of the house and I still couldn't get into a good sleep so here I am with my coffee, my cat, and my computer. It's about 60 out now, very foggy, the woods are teeming with birds songs. The first orange day lily opened before I got up. It's actually my favorite time of day no matter what the weather. So I'll say "good morning" to all, get another cup of coffee, and head out onto the porch with my cat before I miss the peace and serenity that morning brings to me in the mountains.
Two cool weather fronts came through since the weekend bringing drier air and relief from the heat. This morning's temperature was 53 when I got up at 6. I got to walk Konehete Park before going to yoga at the gym. Gardens are winding down. Always a welcomed sight as I get tired of fussing and watering by this point. I've pulled up tomato plants and whatever else looked like it was suffering. Most areas need weed whacking again. Monday I tackled the back tall weeds near the garden. Most mornings forest leaves are dripping from the early mountain fog. Grass and weeds don't dry well until afternoon. I went through both batteries before quitting late morning so my arms and clothes were covered with wet grass shards but it felt good to get that under control. And............ I got to use my new outside shower for the first time. There is still work to be done. Ricky will pressure clean the platform for me t...
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