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Outside this morning I noticed how good WoZack flower garden looks. The gazebo we built from cedar logs about 12 years ago. It has a fireplace in it. We spend a lot of evenings out here.

The story behind what it's doing there is a long one. Today was new car day. Yay! We dealt the old 2008 Kia Rondo, which we have had since new, and put 222.000 trouble free kilometers on. The Rondo is no longer made, but we have had two Kia's in a row with no issues, so we are somewhat brand loyal now. The new one is a 2019 Sportage, which I'm sure we are going to love. I had an appointment with the local U Haul depot to install a receiver hitch, which we need to mount our bike rack. We need it done now, because we are due to leave on a trip Sunday morning, and we go nowhere without our bikes. Anyhoo, I dropped it off in time for the 2:00 o'clock installation appointment, and one of their employees gave me a ride home, a short 5 minute jaunt. They were to call me when it was done, and someone would come and get me. When 4:30 came, and no call. I started to get uneasy. I tried calling, but all I got was the old,"all agents are busy", and then listened to 5 minutes of U Haul commercials with nobody picking up the phone. So, since there is a bus that runs every half hour that goes pretty much from my door to theirs, I decided to scoot over and check out the situation. When I saw the car still parked where I put it with no hitch installed, I realized my uneasy hunch was well founded. Long story short, one of the two installers failed to show up for work, and the other had some urgent matter that required his attention elsewhere, so no hitch today. Some frantic calls were made, and the manager agreed to come in tomorrow on his day off and do the installation. Meanwhile, I need a vehicle for the morning, so they gave me the van to do my running around. I really hope this comes together tomorrow, because we do no wish to delay our departure. Stay tuned for the exciting conclusion of this adventure.

Tonight I will go to Cracker Barrel. I will not complain. I will not whine about waiting in line. I will be grateful that our dear friend is still with us and able to pick The eating establishment.

But I like the way my shoes fell to the ground after I kicked them off post ride. This is how I feel right now in a picture...

Congrats on the new car. Now take advantage of temporarily having a heavy duty cargo van and pic up your spring garden plants, top soil, mulch, help your neighbor's move their couch, take scrap metal to the scrap yard or some such.

When I showed you her new bike, someone suggested n+1. Actually, her new bike is her +1. This is the bike I bought her eons ago, maybe around 1998?? She never rode it much but still kept it all these years. Just had it tuned up this spring. She still loves it, and she wanted me to share.

Clouds, nature’s soft box.

I’m still floating around a flooded lake. All the access points are closed do to flooding. Why do the call it a flood control dam if they can’t even keep their campground from flooding? I am absolutely the only person on the lake today. I drove down an old abandoned railroad bed to get here.

There is some merit to your concerns. Dont make your kids billboards for your ideas.

Drum circle in Asheville this afternoon then dinner with Sam at the Mellow Mushroom on Augusta.

We have the best weather in the nation, nay World, this weekend. Mid to upper 70s, low humidity and wall to wall sunshine.

Watched this guy come in for a landing too.

Aka loose bar tape.

An almost perfect food. Picking was easy and as @BuffJim preciously informed us the weather is perfect.

Not quite, too many hills. Here is where I launched. Those stairs normally take you down to the beach.

Yes

I think the birds are done waking up..maybe I will fall back asleep now!

Some shots of the Santa Ana River where it flows into the Pacific. A soggy 1st day of summer. At least the beach is fairly empty...

Because it was Alexa’s 2 nd birthday?

Going hiking at Beaver Meadow Nature Preserve in Java NY. Steak dinner with BuffCarla tonight.

Is that the missing Gibb?

Yeah, that's what the NASA interplanetary guys said to the Mars orbital guys. Probe only had 62% of the velocity for orbital insertion. Splash one probe.

Thanks, but our cars do kilometers up here, not miles.

Everything was so black and white. Now we have so many shades and colours. Page even has technicolor.

Running shoes, cycling shoes... mine all seem to wind up with a cat on them.

My dads hobby was photography and he took several trips to Yosemite the Sequoia, Joshua Tree & Death Valley during his Ensel Adams phase. He had numerous B&W nature scenes he took, developed & printed in the 60’s & 70’s. One of my sisters ended up with them after he passed.

This is exactly why the porch at the new house is screened with a door. The Airedales used to steal the cushions and rugs off the open porch and make forts in the yard.

Could you paddle home?

I usually watch Bob Ross around 3. Cheese

A few more days and we will be picking ours. I put netting up this year to keep the birds out so we should have a good haul this year. We will freeze a bunch for next winter.

First I have to get on my back to do the spine straight thingie. Then I have to contemplate the PT exercises I have to do for the shoulder trouble. Then after a suitable period of time and sufficient motrin I'll contemplate taking a nap.

It's been raining for last few days and very windy. Today looks like a sliver of opportunity, so we'll go cycling from home to the north for an Italian deli meal plus shopping there.

All my kids, their spouses, and I have had one or more KIAs or Hyundais. It's amazing how trouble free they have been. WoJSTL has been the only holdout as she drives a Nissan. Are you getting a 2" hitch? I wish that my car could take one as it would probably stop a lot of the swaying of my bike rack. I have to use a 2" adapter as the rack is 2" and that probably makes the problem worse.

Agreed.

Nominated for potd. Kazoo, make it sew!

Did some work at church early this morning. Getting ready to take my dad to Syracuse to see my brother. Grand kiddos will be here later so will get back and see them later.

I love spinach and put it in everything. Just wilted in any Italian dish is awesome.

Lately I've been remembering the story line about the phone sanitizers who colonized a planet and based their economy on leaves, because there were a lot of them and they were easy to get...

Closer to fall!

Scrapr, I also took the liberty of making you a little something extra.

Happy Birthday!!! I made some macaroni and cheese.

Northerners.... ?

I like that you don't go anywhere without your bikes. Will you adopt me? P.S. Hope you enjoy the new vehicle. It does look sporty!

I gather she was posting more in P&R and since I don't venture in there, I missed most of those posts and any excitement that may have happened. But I've always enjoyed her posts, her spirit and her attitude about life. I certainly hope we see her here again.

I load the hell out of them. Cheese, sour cream, milk, butter, garlic, chopped steak or chicken or shrimp or whatever, chopped veggies.... A one bowl meal ?‍♂️