Vorlon Whispers

Monday, March 12, 2012

I started painting the stain and wood preserver on my new deck. It was really hot out there. The temp. was 69 but the sun was beating down on me. I wanted to get half the deck done and then bring up my picnic table from the yard. I have a big umbrella that goes in it. I should have started on the south end of the deck so the umbrella could shade me but I started on the north end. I glued the ends of my landscaping lights. The ends go into the dirt and when I would move them, they would come apart and I would lose the end that has the point on it. I placed them along the driveway and sidewalks on both sides. I took the ones from around back so I'll have to get some to put back there. I took Danny out there tonight and forgot the flashlight. It was really dark.

Another thing I did today was to clean some of the fallen limbs and debris out of the spillway ditch. I used a garden tool with a hoe on one side and prongs on the other. I was able to stick the prongs into a railroad tie and pull it out of the way. I should have worn my rubber boots because even thought it looked dry. I stepped in the muck with my good sneakers. It was cold and the muck was black. Luckily, it washed out in the washer. I wanted to get that done before the weeds grew along the bank and before the ticks hatched out. The water would pool up behind the branches and the RR tie and it made a good breeding ground for mosquitoes. I'm glad I got that job done.

I went to Yoga class and then had a finance meeting tonight. Danny is panting; I think he is hot but I don't want to clip off his fur yet as it might get cold again.

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