Really busy day today ... “best laid plans” going awry & all that stuff.
We have had the smoke from the Canadian wildfires yesterday & today. Yesterday, it was a high haze that made it seem like a cloudy day with weak sun filtering through. This morning, the haze was hanging in the trees & you could smell the smoke. The haze lifted by noon, but is still there in the upper atmosphere & keeping the sunshine very filtered.
I started in the garden early, but quickly found myself cutting down/trimming all the tree branches that pi$$ me off by swacking me in the head while I am mowing. All 5 redbuds were majorly trimmed back as were three holly trees (I hate hollies) & a couple of cedars.
Next project I worked on was finding materials to make supports for the pickup cap that I am taking off. I have figured a way to do it MYSELF since I can’t seem to get any help from larger, stronger members of the family🤬. I think I have it figured so I won’t hurt myself.
On a less ‘grumpy’ note, while scrounging for what I needed for the truck project, I do believe I found the lumber for making a new herb garden or enlarging what I have - yay!
We have a chipmunk! Cute little guy/gal, but will be getting some ‘help’ relocating.
Bought 3 lavender plants today, 2 for the side of the porch & one for my herb garden where there is no room for it currently. This means I need to expand the garden in the next week or so to give it a home. I also found some marigolds on sale - they will replace the sugar snap pea plant that is not producing.
Started on removing the PU truck cap after dinner. I got all the (rusty) clamps off & got the truck in position for where the cap is going. I got the back jacked up enough to realize there is wiring to deal with for a non-working cargo light in the back. Called it quits for the evening at that point (college softball championship game is on that I want to watch).