Ahh!
Another morning of not having to water.
We must have received some rain overnight because everything looks like its thirst has been quenched.
That's the end of the moisture though, and soon we'll be back in the oven with 90-degree temperatures.
So, essentially, the second summer is upon us.
My farrier Steve is coming today to trim and nail on some shoes for Lily.
Bill teased me that Lily's shoes must be just about worn out with how hard I've ridden her.
Yeah, three times amounting to almost an hour and Lefty once---not bad for me.
I do intend to continue those lovely evening rides--probably not too many, however, until after the Fourth of July.
I saw my first fireworks booth on my way home from the class reunion meeting yesterday. Soon, they'll become ubiquitous. So, that's a sign that the air may get noisy over the next several days.
This morning's Daily Bee has an update on the Hammersberg family of Mike, Randi and Miki who were in a tragic wreck while beginning their vacation in Montana earlier this month.
Mike, longtime owner of the Image Maker in Sandpoint, died at the scene, while both Randi and Mike are in Spokane and Seattle hospitals undergoing treatment for their numerous and serious injuries.
Like many, I learned about the accident on Go Fund Me, but I would rather donate directly than through this venue.
Today's Daily Bee article provides some addresses for sending cards, etc. to Randi and Miki. So, if you're like me and would like to help out more directly, check out the article.
I was so pleasantly surprised the other day to discover a few plums hanging from the lower limbs of one of my remaining plum trees.
I doubt that there will be more than a dozen, but they are plums and will be easy to pick when they ripen.
So, all was not lost in the plum department when the two major producers went down, due to weather problems.
Meanwhile, the blueberry crop will be ripening soon, and I'm happy to have all the bushes covered with netting.
Unlike last year, maybe this year I'll pick 100 percent of the berries and not have to outwit the deer.
Such a great group of peeps and longtime friends.
One, at the other end of the table, started out with me at Lincoln Elementary School back in 1953.
Her name is Kathy Brackney Hernandez, and her dad managed the U of I Experiment Station along North Boyer. Most of the farm is now a housing development.
The others became friends at various stages of our local education.
The faces make up most of our planning committee for our 60th-year high school reunion. We met for our monthly meeting yesterday and had a great time.
I am a big believer in class reunions because every 5-10 years we can reconnect with many of our first friends.
No matter how many decades later, the seeds of friendship planted so long ago are still sprouting and thriving.
It's a special relationship that follows us throughout life, and when most of us can still get together for a visit, the experience is definitely one of life's treats.
We'll have our reunion in late September, but the committee has had so much fun, we'll probably continue getting together on a regular basis long after the reunion.
The sun was beginning to set when I finished paintng a section of the board fences last night.
Painting and prettying things up is just as fulfilling as lawn mowing. Both are tedious but the final product is worth the time spent.
The paint jobs will probably continue throughout the summer because we have a lot of board fences here at the Lovestead.
Lovely day ahead. Happy Tuesday.
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