7/9/24 The greatest gift that you can give to any child — your attention.

 7:15  Thin clouds, calm, 71 degrees.  A high of 90 today with a brisk SSW breeze.  Scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.  Overcast tonight with a low of 68.  PM rain tomorrow, an inch of rain from Beryl remnants  forecast for overnight. Tomorrow's high 86, the low 68.  Another half inch of rain Thursday with a SE breeze, a high of 78. a low of 69.  Partly cloudy Friday with a SW breeze, a high of 86. a low of 67.  Partly cloudy Saturday with a west breeze, a high of 85, a low of 64.  Sunshine Sunday with a west breeze, a high of 89, a low of 66.  Partly cloudy Monday with a WSW breeze, a high of 88, a low of 66.  PM thunderstorms next Wednesday with a WSW breeze, a high of 83, a low of 64. Pleasant next Thursday and Friday,NW breezes, highs of 81, lows of 60.  Partly cloudy next weekend into the week of the 22ed with SW breezes, highs in the mid to upper eighties, lows about 64.

     Yesterday wasn't quite as hot, 92 was the highest I saw.  The nursery is closed Mondays so after harvesting everyone went to the picnic for a picnic and swimming.  I was glad I am well enough to help the few customers who came, not realizing we were closed.  I did quite a bit of watering.They got home late in the afternoon to load hay.  All but about fifty bales were loaded  in customer's trucks and trailers right in the field.  The fifty left went in our barn.  They also did lots more watering.

     Last night Jay went out in the garage to see what was going on,  A big raccoon pulled its head out of the cat food bag and started coming toward him, hissing. him.  He dispatched it with some blows to the head with a two by four.   It's in the compost pile.  The hard way to get rid of a problem.  He said it had a hole in one leg.

     I'm not sure what today will bring. Bekah is taking care of animals, Jay is harvesting.  It's been so hot I need to clean the hummingbird feeders and give them fresh food. May God bless your day, Sally.