Thursday the 19th
On this Thursday morning, Dennis headed to the VA for his INR check.
As the little red pickup headed out, I went into the garage for our Harbor Freight lopper. It was chilly but I was determined to get my work done before the bugs got warmed up. It was time to cut down the Russian Sage.
The bees had a great run of taking the best out of the blossoms. As I began lopping, there was only one bee that protested my work. The Russian Sage is a perennial and had even put out more plants from root suckers. When Dennis came home from the clinic he lent a hand. We used rakes and pushed the huge amount of foliage down the drive. When there has been some drying time, it will find the burning ring. It sure did smell good as we worked.
Tomorrow is going to be fairly warm. We still have the garden hose connected. Where the Russian Sage had spilled over onto the drive, it has left a lot of debris of dirt that has blown in as well as spent blossoms. I was thinking of squirting Dawn dishwashing liquid on that part of the drive tomorrow and hosing it off. It might very well be the last of playing in the water.
Noon found us both taking a break. I decided to do a bit of reading while Dennis checked out his eyelids for cracks.
By 1:30 I headed down into the studio. Dennis wanted to wash off the slider doors of the patio porch. Too cool for getting wet so he used Windex and his squeegee.
I did use my rotary cutter, getting ready for a day when I would stitch. I will admit that I didn’t get as much cut up as I had planned on. My arms were feeling the lopper work. Knowing when to hold it and to fold it is the key for good feelings and not discomfort. At this point is when I find my Teak rocker with the last of the coffee to watch a YouTube video or two.
The afternoon is getting late with full sunshine. Boxelders and Asian beetles are basking on the south side of buildings. Getting my project done in the early hours of the morning, was well worth it. With that I take my leave. ♥