Was in the orchard picking up busted and discarded sapling covers. The white mesh wraps used to stop deer and whatnot from peeling off the bark, and/or eating the little trees and all of their early leaves & buds. Luckily there are only nine rows of apple trees, and we didn’t have to look at the peach trees, so about an hours work. Grandpa came by with the side by side to gather up our piles, he did that with the kids, so they had some fun atleast. I however have a nice quarter sized burn on the top of my right foot, and at the back of my left leg, on a dollar bill sized patch of skin. So not great. No ticks though, which is nice.
The town had their opening long weekend holiday firework show last night. It was a blast. Both literally and figuratively. Got a tad smokey with no breeze present, but then again we lucked out as the rains stopped before, and a hefty portion of the town showed up. I’d make a few suggestions, if I could. One; invite two or three times as many food trucks, those lines are a real damper on the festivities. Two; station an icecream truck at all four corners of the event so that there are more treat options, shorter lines, and those frozen treats stay frozen. Otherwise the music was good, plenty of seating. The play structures are always a hit with our kids, and nearby parking isn’t too long of a walk away. Event parking is a nightmare to get out of, so we parked a block or two away, and walked the rest of the way in. Got there and home without incident. I’d call that a success.
As I get older, the worst impediment I have from a good lie in is a full bladder. No matter how well depleted I feel as I head to bed, by morning I am full to bursting. Now I do have the capacity to fall back to sleep after a brief visit to the facilities, but that sleep is never as good as the overnight kind.
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