Enjoying Summer

 Well, it is August, Today the 7th is my Son's Birthday and on the 9th is my Dear Fathers Birthday,  We have been busy at Church, spending time Volunteering at the American Legion, Working on our 100 Year Anniversary at the Legion.  Taking care of the House and Yard !

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My Sweet 100 Grape Tomatoes and coming along nicely and we have had several bowls full to snack on,  

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The Glad Bulbs came up and are growing nicely, we will be taking in a Bouquet of them to Church for the Altar .

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My Bird Gourds are now out of blossom and I have several little green Gourds growing, Just home they can get big enough to cut, hang up and dry so can use them next year,  Our Gourds we brought home from North Carolina years ago have finally gave up the Ghost and rotted and fallen apart !

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Coming home from Dinner last night we came down side roads and saw dozen deer, a Weasal, and this small flock of Turkeys and 2 nice White Snowy Egrets and a Great Blue Heron !

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Lawn Mowed and Weed eated, Legion Activities up to date, just enjoying Hot Humid days of summer !!!

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Went to "HAM JAM" Tuesday Night, It is a chance for all of us to get up and do a solo and everyone gets a chance to sing an play !

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Wednesday we had out "HIGH NOON" Club Lunch at Cracker Barrel.  All Retired Police Officers that worked together years ago !  We have 4 that can not come due to Dementia, several that have no interest, several that care less and several that have Passed away,  I am in red, My Navy Buddy is beside me in Blue the other Swabby is on the left in a Plaid shirt.  The 2 in front is retired Police Chief and a Deputy Police Chief, we are all retired now!

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Morning Walk, Garden, Flowers

 We try to Take a walk in the Morning and afternoon, just a short 10 minute one to get the Blood flowing and it's good for both of us.

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Outside our front door looking down the Street.

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Walking towards the Entrance to Deferiet !

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Straight ahead is the Main State Highway Route 3 !

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This is where Wilna, Riverside Drive on the left and Anderson Ave on the Right start !

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The Main Entrance to our little Village !

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Back from our 10 to 15 minute walk we check the Yards , My Hydrangea Bush is flowering out !!

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The smaller Bushs have lots of large Blossoms !

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My "Gourds" have blossomed but still need 90 days to get some Bird Gourds so will have to see!

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Tomato's are great, nice and sweet, we are brushing them off eating them right off the bush 

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I did have success with my Morning Glories and have some nice Purple, Red flowers, the prettiest flower is the one standing beside the vines !!!!

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A Wake an Plums, Koosa, Tomatoes

 Today we went to a Wake for my Wife's Cousin and a fellow Policeman I worked with,  He passed away in February at age 69 from COVID-19.  Today we gathered at and said our Good By's and Memories!  Nice Lunch and great People gathered to remember !!

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We have had another Pouring down rain storm and things are growing with all this water!  We took a walk tonight down to the corner and back, then checked the back yard.    The Morning Glories are now 8 feet tall and just showing some flower Buds coming out,  The Gourds are flowering and have Vined out.

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This is the Neighbors front yard and this is a "Stanley Plum Tree" !

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 Inside branches and outer branches overloaded with Plums !

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The left 4 Plums were on the Ground, the 9 green ones were also,  The rain knocked these off the Tree.  They are supposed to get a little bigger, I never grew a Plum Tree so not sure how big they will get,   Last year and year before they were very few Plums on this tree unlike this year !

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We checked the Garden and got 5 more Koosa, *(Kusa) and Sweet 100 Tomato's.  The Tomato's are near the Plums.

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The pink Hydrangea Blossoms are for Church tomorrow for the Altar.

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Time to check Emails !

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Mid Summer

Well, we have had a lot of Rain and a couple Thunder Boomers, Last Night the sky was lit up bright with Lightning and loud with wind and pouring Rain !  I am kind of glad we don't have a Metal Roof as it probably would have been loud with Pounding Rain !

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We have a small Harvest from the Garden ! 

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.We picked over a Dozen (Koosa) Kusa and cleaned and scraped some of them for stuffing of Lamb, Rice, Tomato an Sause.

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Next day My Honey and her Mother cleaned and stuffed the rest of the Koosa, stacked it in the pots and started cooking .

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My Job was to cut up the Leg of Lamb into small pieces for the Stuffing !

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These are ones that are ready to eat and they are delicious !  We had My Mother in Law, My Honey's Sister and her Husband and we had a feast of Koosa, Tossed Salad, and Beef Ribs !   A Feast !!!!!!

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Keeping cool and busy restringing webbing on a Lawn Chair out in the Garage.

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Sweet 100 Tomato's are now up to 6 foot tall and the Zen's are up to about 4 foot tall, 

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Above was Tomatos, Beans and Koosa coming along nicely !

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we have picked half a dozen and they are delicious.

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Above are the Sweet Zen Tomato's, waiting for them to turn either Red or Purple !!

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The front looks nice now full of Colors with Flowers !

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We did relax and hold a surprise Birthday Party for our Neighbor, these are our next door neighbors, across the street and Guest !

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Our Neighbor and friend, had his 80th Birthday and we had a great time,  Some good food, conversation and laughter.

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Well, Time for a walk, it's 7PM and 78 degrees !!!

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Mid Summer

 Well, Summer is now half over, Things are growing fast, Contractors are hustling to get things done, some are already scheduling work for next year, people are hiring anyone with a Hammer and a Saw an Truck and still there are so much repairs and damaged homes around and some now falling down !

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It has been H & H,  Hot and Humid,  the thermometer has read 92 degrees,  I don't remember those temps for years back when I was out in the Hay Field or in the Garden during the summer as a boy.  We have all 3 AC Units running but nice and cool in the basement,  68 degrees down there !

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The Lettuce Bucket attached to the railing on the porch is great idea My Honey had,  Delicious and grows fast !

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The Koosa is started and we have picked 8, we will have a Big Feed Thursday Night with the Family !

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The Tomatoes are awesome, soon we will have some sweet 100 and some Grape size ZEN tomatoes.

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 Other than Tending the Gardens and mowing and running to the Doctors we have been pretty quiet.

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This house is across the road, their Porch with the railings and slanted roof  was torn off yesterday !  I know the contractor who is doing the work !!!  This morning he and his crew of 3 pulled in and started building in the rain.

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This is what they have gotten done by 2PM,  looks like they are picking up to call it a day !

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Their white work Trailer,  the black pickup with the old porch they tore down and scraps.  There  2 x 6 braces are gone now and the support for the porch roof is 2 pressure treated 4 X 4 Posts.

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This is one of the 2 corner posts holding up the roof,  Lagged into the concrete slab.  Be OK unless it's hit with the Snow Blower or Lawn Mower,  3 sides lagged down. I would have used a 6" X 6".

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9- 2" X 6" roof joists hung with Hanger Plates attached to 1 inch plate !!!

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Canopy set up in front of Garage to air out and strech, have not used it since we sold last camper 3 years ago.  It is still in Brand new (Old)  shape !!!

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Time to go get ready for dinner !

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