As I was out walking yesterday evening, I was doing some thinking. I don't know if it's like it where you live, but this summer has been long, hot, and dry. Summer is always like that, you might say, but this one seems worse. Is it that I'm getting older? I don't know. I like to have lots of projects to work on, but the hot humid weather just saps all the strength out of me.
I am looking forward to Fall! I can't wait until we're not sitting at 80 degrees at 8 in the morning, with temperatures in the mid-90's and the doggone heat index saying "feels like 105." When that first cool front comes in, we will be so very happy! Perhaps the cooler temps will give me some energy to get some things done.
1. Get the tomatoes transplanted into the garden.
2. Plant all the cole crops (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels Sprouts, etc.)
3. Our fall crop of meat bird chicks (50 of them) get mailed to us on Sept 16th. I need to get the chicken tractor checked out and brooder ready to go.
4. Betsy is getting bigger. Time to put a breaking halter on her so she'll walk with a rope.
5. Insulation in the attic. The old fiberglass batt insulation is 26 years old. It's fallen down and there is no remaining insulation upstairs. Need to install new batts. This is DEFINITELY a job for cooler weather!
6. Cooler weather will get LuLu out of heat stress and enable us to begin milking her again.
Hopefully, a reprieve from the heat is on its way. So tired of the dog days of summer!
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