Week Journal

Friday Oct 2nd

 I worked on painting the front bumper cover on my van it has faded to a light grey and the running board was chipped and looked 10 shades of grey...so I painted it all black. I still have the top to paint...and that will come soon,   I also did the back bumper cover. That took most of the day with all the sanding and taping I had to do in order to accomplish this along with removing the bumper covers...and the grill on the van. 

Saturday 

I hung out in the yard doing chores, sawed up more wood and got my fireplace set for lighting...and brought  wood onto the porch in anticipation of the cooling temps. 
Later:   Saturday nights I normally watch classic thrillers...and this was no exception. 
The Island of Terror. 1966 

       After sorry didn't take a before

Sunday:10-4-2020

Was my Mom's birthday a very sad day for us all...I still feel very low and misplaced...I took some new florals to put in her vase and  a Birthday Balloon that I will remove in a weeks times.  I don't want it to blow away.  I did tape it to the wall so I hope it's still there when I go back...And then later I drove to her favorite hill in the NWR nearby, I call it Mary's Hill...and Sunday night I had my first fire took the chill right out of the room. 

...with love, happy birthday Mom

Mary's Hill

Monday:

...errands to do...paint to buy so I can make the deck all pretty again...and I had to get the small propane tank filled,  later I sat on the deck and enjoyed the sound of the birds singing, and watched the little hummer that showed up at my feeder.  I don't know how she is managing with these lows in the 40's...but she is.  Early voting started today here and they had record turn outs!! I see that as good news.  I did watch the Biden Town Hall Q & A.  I think Joe enjoys relating his life experience to the challenges he may face as President, he is old school and I understand his logic, Trump is from the same generation but they are worlds apart...just shows money doesn't buy anything that you really need to be present in life,  I doubt Trump could relate ONE single story that is worth sharing, sadly. 

Tuesday:
There is a lot of ripe fruit for the migrants if they come by...so far it's been really quiet in the yard.  I started painting at 9 AM finished about noon.  Now it needs to dry overnight but it feels dry to the touch now...I will give it 24 hrs before I try to walk on it. What a gorgeous day my mood lifted a little I've been kinda down in the dumps since my birthday last week...a second visiting female hummingbird showed up today so now they fight over the feeder. 

Northern mockingbird

This may be why Im sneezing? Goldenrod

Wednesday:
I woke up sneezing, sore throat, and feeling not so good...so today I spent the day inside trying to rest a little...I did a couple small cleaning jobs, and watched some you tubes.  Tonight is the debate between the VP's I will watch because I have nothing else to do once the sun goes down...I have dinner early as a rule, feed the girls, then Im done for the evening.  Then the debate, the VP lied many times and avoided answering the questions how can  he when they HAVE no plan their plan is to fool as many Americans as possible.  Then when the fly landed on his head...ha.
On the question of Packing the court Pence answered his own Question, he said "A sitting President Has the Right to Appoint Justices!! "SO there you go...that is the answer and I'm sure if it becomes a necessity yes that could happen, it is already lop sided 5 to 3...now it will be 6 to 3?? Obama had 9 months yet they denied him the right!! There are so many things that are wrong in our system these things need to be addressed and updated to fit the life of the 21st century! HOW can we continue to live with laws and directives made in 1789???They still beheaded people then for not giving birth to a son in those times!!!

 This little lizard below could have handled that fly pretty darn good I half way expected to see a long lizard tongue come out of Pence's mouth and zap that fly off his own head, and then chew and  swallow it down....LOL I sat there and imagined it...and then We would all understand what exactly what it is we don't like about that guy!! Yes I do watch too much Sci-fy.

Green Anole 

Thursday:

This morning I am a little short of breath!! So I went to be tested for Covid...there was no line at the Health Department they do the test right out in the parking lot it's free so I had it done...one WEEK to know the results...That is why we are not getting a handle on this virus...anyways I will know if its hay fever or not...they ask all the normal Q's and then they swab the inside of your nostrils for 5 seconds each..no pain.  I want to know last time Im 99,9% sure I had it but did not get tested.  I spoke to a grocery store employee he said he just finished 2 weeks quarantine at home he had it. And he told me his aunt has just tested positive for the second time...so it happens. 

So while I was right there our Voter registration is right next to the Health Dept, I had my status checked Im all set to vote.  Early voters are showing up in record numbers.    If you're living in a Red State and have not voted recently or are unsure you should do the same, since they have been purging the rolls.   With this latest stunt of Trumps...he is pulling every trick he can think of to sway votes, to suppress votes, to create fraud, and confuse the voting public.  

So I need to finish this so it can Post in the morning for my Friday deadline...do you consider yourself to be a journalist?  I think we all are this is our unpaid job in some ways...so a few more photos of things I saw on my Journey this week to share then it goes to press...
...so I will spend the remainder of this day piddling around the homestead listening to the mockingbird through the open windows and  or relaxing on my freshly painted deck. 

       Smile you're on candid camera...don't forget to check all around you, when you think you're alone you may not be!!

And another week is behind me, what comes next week who knows...I will let you know!!

PEACE

Every day is a new Adventure.