Hot

 Today it was 88 degrees high here.   

Tomorrow and Monday it will be mid 90's.

Wednesday and Thursday it should be near perfect, in the mid 70's, then it drops down into the low 70's for awhile.

I don't even try to go to the lake on the weekends, especially when its nice.  And now school is out, so it was likely very crowded, tomorrow too.

Besides, when the temps are high enough you can burn in 20 minutes, I'll  pass, although I have been at the lake in the 90's, even in the 100's without burning.  I use the zinc sunscreen.  Nothing seems to get through that.

Very quiet day here.   Did yard work before the heat came on, then just house chores.  My yard debris is full so I can't do anymore yardwork, which is nice.  I hate yardwork.

I lost a couple of yard tools.   I probably left them out in the yard and they may have been lifted but more than likely I'll find them at some point.  It's a little bit frustrating, as they're the ones I use most.  

I finally got the old useless uncomfortable futon torn apart, to await space in garbage.  It was garbage, from the start.   The padding is so thin my cats would not like it unless I added something to it. I could not tolerate sitting on it, let alone using it as a spare bed or couch.  Sometimes cheap is just that---pure garbage.   Its been awaiting this fate for years in the garage.  Finally....out of the garage.

Here's what is left of that futon, now awaiting further reduction and a garbage day.

I was going through old photos and found this one of a line of sock flower "pots" I made once.

The cat yard needs major work.  Most of the shelves (cat runs) are in stages of falling apart from rot and age.   I also need a new board in the back of my car but I don't know anyone anymore with a big enough car to haul home a piece of wood to cut it from.   The board inside now really stinks to high heaven from too many cats in traps sitting on it.  

Here's another old photo, was beginning of covid years I think.  I saw a cat crossing the field in Waterloo Park and thought for sure it was one missing a long time.  I started to back up, to get a better view, also using my binoculars and turning.   I went slightly off the gravel when turning and unfortunately wedged up over a big rock just off the gravel road.  I had to get a friend to come up with his hydraulic jack on wheels, which made it easy to get it off.  I was embarrassed.  No real damage was done at least.

Yet another old photo.  this used to be my chair, in my living room.  It was a reclining lawn chair.  It cracked and broke at some point, injuring me with sharp broken pieces as I went down.  It was very old and I'd gotten it used to begin with.   That lamp is long gone too. Actually both lamps are gone.  The little hanging one held a fake candle, that even fake flickered.  But the yellow paint is still there.  I have a new color in mind as the entire interior needs repainted, but haven't got to it yet.

Tomorrow, mid 90's.   Probably you can expect another of these old photo posts since I can't do a lot in the heat, not even make cat run shelves for the cat yard in the garage, as it gets hotter than it is outside even.