Raking it in...

Tuesday was another warm, sunny day, although with a bit of a breeze. At lunch, I went to Lowes and picked up the batteries I need (for the smoke detector) and another hose.

Once I was home, I switched my shoes for my Crocs and went outside. I grabbed the leaf rake and resumed raking the front yard. Yes, my back started hurting, but I went slow and worked through it. I got it done to the ditch and then picked up all the refuse.

I'll have to do the ditch another day as, over the winter, a LOT of gravel has fallen from the road into the ditch. Probably the occasional snow plowing by the City didn't help any, either. I took some pictures and posted them, so you know what I'm talking about.

Since I had the camera out anyway, I took a photo of my first daffodil and the emerging hyacinths. I went back into the house around 7:00 PM and changed clothes. I tried calling Lu to see how she's doing, but only got the recorder. I put the batteries back in the smoke detector and hung it back up.

I put together a tuna salad (I made the rotini the other night and had it in the fridge) and ate some of that, along with two leftover hot dogs.

I watched TV until 10:00 PM and then went to sleep. I woke up at 2:00 AM and couldn't fall back asleep, so I read until I was tired again and then went back to bed.