Saturday, 8:35 am: I hope summer is really here because I’ve put away my snorkel, swim fins and waders. Wow, what a wet spring. Yesterday was glorious with a nice breeze. A breeze is great because it keeps the flying insects grounded, and keeps it just cool enough to be pleasant to work outside. And rabbits are out in force along our road and around our property. They seem to enjoy taking it easy in our driveway, sitting in the shadow of our car or pickup truck.

As I write this blog my wife is stacking firewood. No, I am not that lazy. My wife complains I don’t do it correctly. In my mind the wood either stays up or it tumbles over. I was outvoted by her, so she’s doing it – have a good time. I was clearing red dogwood. Boy that’s some tough stuff to permanently get rid of. It’s mostly work with hand tools on my hands and knees. I look like a character from the Grapes of Wrath.

Today we drive into town for some shopping and to take care of a little business. We drive from our town of about 500 people to a town of about 6,000 people. It’s so confusing to go from a town with no traffic lights, to six or seven traffic lights and a handful of stop signs. My head is spinning now. I won’t know which way to turn.

Current values from our
Vantage-Pro weather station:

Temperature: 70° (F.)

Barometer: 29.87 & steady

Humidity: 76%

Wind: Calm

Visibility: > 3 miles

Skies: Scattered high clouds

Precipitation> None

Since midnight:

Low temp: 54.2° at 4:48 am

High wind: 6 mph at 7:08 am