7/12/23 A talent grows by being used, and withers if it is not used.

Total rain including a few showers yesterday, .78.  Sunshine, calm, 65 degrees.  Sunshine, a SW breeze today with a high of 87.  There is a very isolated chance of a severe thunderstorm.  Partly cloudy tonight with a light NW breeze, a low of 62.  Partly cloudy tomorrow with a SE breeze, a high of 84, a low of 64.  40% chance of showers Friday with a strong SSE breeze, a high of 81, a low of 66.  65% chance of scattered thunderstorms Saturday with a brisk SSE breeze, a high of 79, a low of 66.  58% chance of scattered thunderstorms Sunday and Monday with brisk SSE breezes, highs of 79, lows of 66. Scattered thunderstorms next Tuesday with a brisk south breeze, a high of 84,a low of 66.  Sunny next Thursday with  a west breeze, a high of 82, a low of 63. 35% chance of a thunderstorm Friday, the 21st and Saturday the 22ed with  a SSW breeze,  highs of 80.  lows of 64. Possible scattered thunderstorms Saturday the 22, possible showers Sunday the 23rd with WSW breezes, highs of 82, lows of 63.

     Safari and my computer are having problems this morning.

     New potatoes are on the stand.  Cucumbers are selling faster than they are getting large enough. Jay picked twice yesterday and there were only ten left last night.  The vines are loaded with smaller ones but he only picked ninety yesterday.  Yellow squash are just  producing enough to keep up with sales.   Plenty of beet greens.  Even though there is plenty of moisture, people aren't buying many plants.  Digging holes when the temperature is in the nineties isn't their choice.  When I got back from PT I weeded along the red shed so we could set the boxes of morning glories.  I usually don't mind the heat but I took a couple of breaks.  I separated the weeds, the tender ones went for the chickens, the burdock and other tough ones went to the compost pile.

    Why the computer was thinking about what it was going to do I looked out the kitchen window.  Very few birds.  It is reassuring that there is finally natural food but I miss all the activity.  There is so much water everywhere my pond isn't the attraction it usually is.  At least we don't have as much water as this storm dropped west of us.  We're having trouble making hay but their hay fields are under feet of water.

    May God bless you on this day, Sally