8/16/23 The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet.

 A few clouds, some fog, calm, 58 degrees.  Some clouds this morning, fewer this afternoon, a south breeze, the high 76.  Skies become cloudy tonight with patchy fog, a light south breeze, a low of 61.  Cloudy tomorrow with a south breeze, a high of 75, a low of 63.  Thunderstorms Friday with a brisk south breeze, a high of 72, a low of 60.   Partly cloudy Sunday and Monday with WNW breezes, highs of 80, lows about 60.  Cloudy Tuesday with a NW breeze, a high of 73, a low of 55. Possible PM showers next Wednesday with a NNW breeze, a high of 72, a low of 56.  Possible AM shoes next Thursday with a WNW breeze, a high of 73, a low of 54.  Partly cloudy Friday the 25th with a west breeze, a high of 71, a low of 54.  Some showers possible the weekend of the 26th and 27th with WNW breezes, highs of 71, lows of 53.  Possible showers the first three days of the week of the 28th with mostly NW breezes, highs in the low seventies, lows about 55.

    Sunday night the gardens looked terrible, yesterday morning not so bad.  But by afternoon we could see that the watermelon and cucumber vines were in pretty bad shape. The hail had torn the leaves off the stems.   If they recover the production will be way down. The winter squash leaves are full of holes but  it looks like we will have squash.  The winter squash vines have grown into the cantaloupe and seem to have protected them.  The blossoms on Heather's flowers were pretty ragged but new blossoms open every day and the plants weren't too bady torn. The new crop of beet greens was  torn to shreds.  There were bands  of hail.  The garden got hit worse than the front yard.  There was almost no hail in the backyard.  The other vegetables are fine.  The coolers are full.  Broken branches and leaves are pretty well cleaned up.  No large branches came down. Other people lost beautiful trees.   To the dismay of Willis the pond on the lawn has seeped away.

     My doctor's appointment was good.  I no longer list as I walk!

     Maegan is moving home from New Mexico.  She will be renting Gayle's house the same as before.  She and the girls are flying.  Her stepfather is bringing their beds and other furniture in a U haul.  Today her internet gets hooked up.  She is taking the rest of her college courses online so the internet has to be in place.

     Back to normal today, the hail didn't seem to bother the weeds!  May God bless you on this day.  Sally