Big Beets…

…and other garden wonders. What with watering and the recent rain, the garden is prospering. Squash have climbed up an over several tomato cages, so we may have something more elevated than low hanging fruit.

BTW, it might be good to disregard my previous TV series recommends since I made them before finishing the series. However, I highly recommend the PBS Masterpiece series Professor T, which we started last night.

Amber Waves…

…of grain.

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Three minute rain at six this morning. Then a mix of sun and clouds and pleasant temperatures. Good day for walks, and a 13 mile bike ride. Sue spent an evening hour watering various growing things around the yard, just to insure their continued wellbeing.

Shorty after the morning “rain” Sue filled the watering can for some supplemental soaking, and met this fellow as the water neared the brim. Through the screen I heard her say, “Why, hello.”

Photo by Sue

Photo by Sue

Nary a Bite

Not one mosquito bite so far this year, and not even a sighting. I guess there are benefits to a severe drought.

Above, a Victorian painted lady, gussied up for the Fourth. Morning spent at the Library in Fort, resulting in a nice stack of books on the side table. Reading is the perfect antidote to this weather. (And, it was fun looking myself up in the card catalog and finding two hits.)

Wading In

Irresistible lure of the big water on this hot and blast-furnacy day. (Nurtured by the idea that the holiday crowds would be thinning.)

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So over to Racine to step into Lake Michigan. Perhaps not the best idea, however, as we arrived at North Beach shortly after the big Racine parade finished up. Crowds everywhere, and with the offshore wind the beach was hot and shadeless. After a visit to Wind Point (and the lighthouse) we wended our way home, on scenic back roads. Forty-four point six miles per gallon averaged on the trip—the Rav4 seems to like warm weather.

Just Chilling…

…on a Hot Fourth.

Parade route—lined with placeholders up to 24 hours in advance.

Supposedly, everyone loves a parade, but I know of at least one exception. However, if you like fire trucks and loud sirens….

We walked down to the end of the block and then sat on the porch of the currently unoccupied sorority on the corner, in the shade, on chairs.

And, for a later day outing, we headed to a known shady spot for some drone practice.

Meanwhile, in the entertainment category, we made it to the end of Whistable Pearl, understanding about 68% of the dialog. While we liked the female lead and loved her restaurant, the male lead, when he spoke (which wasn’t often), always did it with a mournful mumble. Maybe the best part of the series was the scenery, or perhaps the oysters.
We’ve moved on to the PBS series “My Mother And Other Strangers,” and find we not only like, but also understand 98% of it.