The sun is out now – hope it dries the grass soon. Everything is sopping wet this morning from the thunderstorm/downpour yesterday afternoon. All the plants are very green and happy at the present time.
What I did not need was another “project”. Mom pulled her golf cart out of the pole barn last night, made it about 10 yards and it quit on her. Upon inspection, it appears the battery terminals are corroding and one of the wires attached to a terminal actually broke and it looks like a couple more are close to breaking. My brother just happened to be on the way to the hardware store & picked up some connections & a crimper. We had to work in the dark with a flashlight and got the cart running again, but I need to clean all the terminals, put on something to protect from corrosion, and replace a couple more connectors. The golf cart has a bunch of batteries (6, I think), so it's going to be a job.
I will quit whining & post some cheerful pics ….. the Canary Bird Zinnias are blooming – so pretty! Like small 'suns' in the garden. I took a picture of one and it just happens to have a bee on it, too.
Some of my other dahlias are blooming …. the white one is called “Crazy Love” and the yellow one is “Kelvin Floodlight “. The yellow one is the largest of all the dahlias I have this year.
The crows are visiting every morning now, sitting on the pasture fence and checking out the garden – I have to chase them off. The doe deer visited twice yesterday – once in broad daylight, headed for the apple tree in the yard and then again around 11 pm, checking to see if any of the hostas are uncovered - mom puts row cover over them every night, but if it's breezy, it will blow off. I went out to chase her away and whew ….. a skunk had evidently done some spraying nearby – the smell was pretty heavy in the humid air. The skunks dig little holes everywhere ….. I actually caught one in a live trap at the garden some years ago, which was an interesting situation – trying to let it out without getting sprayed. Adventures with wildlife … almost every day. Have a great weekend, everyone :-)
Good Morning! :-)
