Cool Monday

Monday was cloudy and cool, with a north wind. The predicted high was 77 degrees F., and I doubt it even got to that. It looked like rain for most of the day, although it wasn't supposed to and never did.

After work, I went out back and cut the back yard. Here again, I mostly mulched up fallen leaves. The only grass I cut was in the shaded areas and around the raised bed garden (that still gets watered). It was had to see where I had just cut, too, as there were no distinct lines in the lawn this time.

When I took the mower back in the garage, I grabbed the blower and did most of the driveway. I say most as I ran out of extension cord about 15 feet away from the road and was too lazy to get more.

I grabbed a shovel and dug out around the entrance and exit of my culvert. It was all plugged up with dirt and leaves.

I went out back again, put the bird bath back in place and filled it up. Then I tore up some old bread for the birds and finally went inside for the night.

My friend B___ called and we talked for a while about taxes and the economy. I hung up depressed.

For dinner, I warmed up a bacon strip, toasted some bread and made myself a BLT. I ate that watching taped TV (it was great, BTW - the sandwich, not the TV). I went to bed with a backache (I'm pretty much convinced its from steering that mower) around 10:30 PM.