New day, new coffee and treats. Thanks for providing.
I too had to google the Chicagohenge. Interesting phenomenon. I don't think I would wait the whole 12 hours from sunrise to sunset though.

Over here chillier again. About 16 Celsius. Still ok.

Happy Saturday GameBoomers!

oldbroad, I work today and won't be heading downtown for Chicagohenge. I have not been downtown in years, my beloved hometown environment has me to frightened to walk or drive through at this point. It's sad.

Have a happy day everyone! I have a busy day of dog care scheduled and it's going to be a very hot one!

Good Saturday morning! Hubby's big breakfast aside, it's time for a cup or two of WADDB for myself next to my oh-so-quite window to the hummingbird porch! There are a couple of travelers out there, but they are much too busy fueling up for the next leg of their journey to be chittering and arguing.

We have a decent chance of rain later today which would be so very welcome. I REALLY don't want to start dragging hoses around again.

My project for today is to remove the old kitchen trash mechanism inside one of the cabinets and replace it with a different one. It was always a dreadful design which was impossible to keep clean and it's been 30 years, so I decided to get rid of it. NOT looking forward to it as it requires me getting down on the floor to work! Going to use my little garden kneeler bench as much as possible. Getting down is no problem - it's the getting back up part that's the problem!

Good morning everyone.

Not much going on around here. It was raining when I woke up, so it'll be a nice quiet day pottering around the house.

My pond is once again draining water quickly, so if the rain stops I'll see if I can look for the pipe that keeps moving out of true. I was planning on having the pond part of the water feature turned into a stream anyway, because I do get the odd mosquito, so it may be time to have the thole thing revamped. The pond adds nothing, since I have no fish, and the birds only use the shallow stream part of the feature.

Ana, I'm almost surprised to hear you say that, knowing how you've stuck up for Chicago in the past. It really is a shame, isn't it? I hope your busy dog day goes smoothly!

Drac, good luck. I know that problem also. Put a chair or something sturdy near you to help with the pushing/pulling yourself up.

Gerry, you sound like my brother. He likes to get his chores (grocery shopping/banking/etc) done just as early as possible.

Have a wonderful weekend everybody!

Good Morning soot, Fogfighter, Ana, Draclvr, hagatha, oldbroad and everyone! Wide Awake Double Dark Brew is ready along with fresh bagels and a variety of warm danish!

I had never heard of Chicagohenge before...very interesting phenomenon. I can understand your reluctance to go downtown Ana...can be scary in todays world.

Draclvr did you get the trash mechanism changed yesterday? Hagatha sounds like a good plan to turn the pond into a "stream". I do like to get all my chores and errands done as early as possible oldbroad...gives me the rest of the day free to do whatever I want. I am up before dawn every day so it is a long day!

Hope you all have a peaceful happy Sunday!

Gerry

Good morning Gerry, Ana, Draclvr, hagatha, oldbroad and everyone!

Starting the day with the WADDB and treats.

Autumn has fallen upon us. 15 Celsius and cloudy. Most leaves are still green though.
And there's still some weekend. Happy Sunday GameBoomers!

Good Sunday morning all!

Here are a couple of heart-warming little cat tales

https://www.thedodo.com/daily-dodo/woman-checks-chicken-coop-and-finds-unexpected-babies-inside

https://news.sky.com/video/yellowstone-cat-missing-cat-found-after-travelling-900-miles-13219207



More weeding of drive and paved areas today... an endless task, but my knee pad has handles to get me up again!
https://www.gardeners.com/buy/garden-kneelers/40-008.html (this is a slightly superior version to my ancient plastic one)

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Back from the beach, had a wonderful time. You could see the sunrise every morning from our room. The view was spectacular. Later we walked the beach. Enjoy the day and hug someone.

Ah...the best day starter I know...wide awake double dark brew...thanks Gerry

Fogfighter, hopefully autumn arrives tomorrow with cooler temps as today we're expecting 92 F (33 C) this afternoon.

Lex, those were heart-warming tales indeed...thanks for sharing them.

Welcome back Connie, it sounds like a wonderful trip and ideal view...I had the same kind of view every morning on one of my trips to Florida...I still remember them.

EDIT: I was in a condo with a porch oceanside for sunrises and a porch on the west side for sunsets. Every day I had a front-row seat to nature’s most breathtaking shows.

Headed to a baseball game later this afternoon.

Have a great autumn equinox Sunday everyone

Happy Autumn Equinox! We finally got about 1.2 inches of rain last night. It's not nearly enough, but should be enough to let me do some weeding today. I might try digging up my large bed of tall purple phlox. I hate to get rid of it, but it has some kind of phlox fungus and no matter how many times I spray, doesn't help. It was so pretty and smelled so good and was usually covered in butterflies. I'm thinking I'll replace it with Russian Sage and Blazing Star.

I rather prefer the idea of a small stream too, hagatha. Maybe it's time to make the change.

Lex, those were such a good way to start off my day!

Welcome back, Connie! Fogfighter, sounds like fall has arrived for you.

Good morning everyone.

Connie, the trip sounds wonderful. I do miss my ocean view.

Fogfighter, we are definitely into Fall as well. It's quite cool in the morning and yesterday I had to wear a sweater for my walk. It's also dark until about 7:30 am and the nights are drawing in now. Good sleeping weather!

Good morning everyone.

Lex, the kittens were very cute and turned me into butter. The other story, I saw in the news and it annoyed me because I do not understand why somebody would bring their cat on a trip like that. That kneeler looks good. I didn't know they sold them with those handles to help you get up and down.

Welcome back, Connie. Glad you enjoyed yourself!

We've got the rain here today I guess. Not much so far though.

Oldbroad, I would have had to stop gardening years ago without my garden kneeler. I can sit on it or turn it over and kneel on it. The legs become handles to help you up and down. I use mine both outside and inside the house like yesterday! Hubby has two of them.

Garden Kneeler

Yes, Drac. That is good. I just never knew they had those. I only had some knee pads that I used indoors a few times, back in the day.

Drac, I just couldn't do it anymore and caved to have raised beds about 3 feet high. Best thing that ever happened to my garden. Love it

BeaSong, at the point where I have to give up the 96 tomato plants level of gardening, raised beds is the way to go!

96 !!!! WOW! That's awesome!

Good Morning everyone and Welcome to Monday!

The Break room was very active yesterday...nice to see everyone. Wide Awake Double Dark Brew is ready to start your day!

Enjoy!

Gerry

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Meeting at the Eagles tonight. Soot, that sounds like when we are in the Keys. We can watch the sunrise over the ocean in the morning, then walk across the street and watch the sunset over the gulf in the evening. Enjoy your day and hug someone.

Good morning, everyone. I'm off to the barn to trim goat nails. Thankfully, I have help on the way.

Good Monday morning! Cloudy and cool this morning and I think we may have gotten a little more rain last night.

Got another six bottles of hot sauce bottled up yesterday. Will but the sealing sleeves and labels on today - this batch is from peppers I smoked for a couple of hours last week. I really need to get out in the tomato forest and pick again today, but also need to make a grocery store run in town.

Putting up stuff is exciting, Drac. I just put up some tomatoes with a little vacuum gadget and some zucchini and cucumbers. I'm going to love opening those in Winter. I'm also testing to see if I can make the lettuce last longer "canned" in the fridge.

BeaSong, I'm going to hate the day when I can no longer put up my own veggies! I have about 50 quarts of tomato sauce and many jars of pasta sauce, pizza sauce and chili sauce waiting to be opened this winter! Hubby and I also put up 32 pints of sweet corn cut off the cob, so no one with starve when the snow flies! I will be sharing a lot of this with family too.

Have fun with your goat hooves today!

Good morning everyone. Enjoyed a wonderful walk this morning and hope to get more rain later this week. Now home from the vet for a routine visit and now enjoying DDWAB and bagels. That kneeler doofer looks great Draclr and your tomato forest sounds awesome. Wow BeaSong, trimming goat nails sounds interesting and I imagine quite the workout...do they cooperate? I think the Keys would be a really fun place to visit Connie.

Happy Monday everyone