The month of August has been very full of all things intrinsically summer. Here is a sample list of those blue sky days:
- raising fluffy, sleepy chicks into fine feathered and alert pullets.
- chopping down disintegrating Japanese plum trees, chopping and stacking the wood, and collecting the remnant plums to preserve as juice and jelly.
- removing overgrown brush and hauling multiple trailer loads of debris. Didn't think you needed a picture of this!
- pruning limbs (the size of small trees) up to allow light into the yard. Who knew you could fit over thirty mature trees on a city plot! Just imagine the helicopters, seed pods, bark bits, twigs, moss, leaves, cones, pitch, sap and pollen that were infiltrating. Even a forest has less variety to contend with!
- planting colourful perennials for present and future beauty.
- leaving a few tidbits on the back fence for the hilarious backyard squirrels.
- sharing a fresh peach waffle cone sundae with Mom at a roadside produce stand.
- making art projects with my nieces, some edible, others more for artistic value!
- Bar-B-Que! Mmmm! Fresh roasted corn on the cob and Boeuf - my favourite! Sorry, I ate the evidence, alas, no photo.
- Going for walks and drives to see all the varietal beauty, including three deer and ten eagles!
- blowing insulation into the attic to ward off winter's chill.
- selecting and purchasing paint colours for the house.....now the prep work begins!
- Excellent messages at church, particularly the Wrath of God series. What feasting! What Divine Goodness!
There are many more things that I could include, to be sure, but these definitely top the list of priority.
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