8/2/25 Real joy comes not from riches but from doing something worthwhile.

Sunshine, calm. 59 degrees.  Sunshine today, a WNW breeze, high 9.  Clear tonight, low 55. Mostly sunny Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, highs around 84, lows about 58.  A strong SW breeze tomorrow, A NW breeze Monday, A NNE breeze Tuesday.  Partly cloudy Wednesday, an east breeze, high 82, low 57.  Partly cloudy Thursday, a SSW breeze, high 83, low 57. Sunshine Friday and next Saturday, brisk SW breezes, high 86, lows 56 and 60. Partly cloudy next Sunday and Monday, brisk SW breezes, highs 90, lows 60 and 64.  Possible showers Tuesday the 12th and Wednesday the 13th, SW breezes, highs about 86, lows about 65. Cloudy Thursday the 14th, a west breeze, high 86, low 64.  Possible showers the 15th and 16th, WNW breeze, highs 83, lows 63 and 59,

   Yesterday was another busy day with pleasant weather, still dry.  Margin cleaned up most of the spilled lhay, building a small garden on the west side of the house with it.  She put cardboard under the hay to make sure the weeds and bedstraw were smothered.  We'll bury coffee grounds, tea leaves and egg shells under the hay.  When Bekah cleans the chicken out this fall a layer of chicken manure will go on it. By next spring it will be a fertile area.  

   My back is doing much better.  I was discouraged for a few days.  I fertilized  the flowers in containers around the house .   Fertilizing with liquid fertilizer as I water  is on every Friday's to do list. I do some pruning as I fertilize.  The hummingbird feeders need to be filled twice a day.  We have so many hummingbirds.  The babies aren't little anymore.  It seems like we have more birds coming to the feeders of sunflowers seed than other summers.  There were almost no birds coming when the dandelions were going to seed.  Gilbert and customers complain about Japanese beetles.  We don't have very many.  Because the birds are eating them?

   May your day be blessed, Sally