8/5/24 The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. Confucius

  .50 inch of rain in 20 minutes around 5PM last evening.  It's clear, calm and 65 degrees now.  Clouds move in this afternoon,showers this evening, rain overnight.  A brisk NW breeze today with a high of 82.  Tonight's low 58.  Cloudy tomorrow with a NW breeze. a high of 77, a low of 55.  Partly cloudy Wednesday and Thursday with WNW breezes, highs of 78, lows of 53 and 56.  Showers Friday , rain Saturday with ESE breezes, highs about 70 lows about 61.  Possible morning showers Sunday and Monday with highs of 76, lows of 58.  NW breezes Sunday, SW breezes Monday.  Partly cloudy next Tuesday with a NNW breeze, a high of 77, a low of 59.  Partly cloudy next Wednesday, and Thursday with west and SSW breezes, highs of 80, loss of 51. Perhaps PM showers Friday the 16th with a SSE breeze, a high of 80, a low of 62.  Some showers Saturday the 17th with a SSE breeze, a high of 76, a low of 61.  Partly cloudy Sunday the 18th and Monday the 19th with SSW breezes, highs of 79, lows about 62.

   A quiet Sunday.  It was Jay and Bekah's anniversary.  Jay kept the soaker hoses going and they kept the stand filled but pretty much cooled it.  They went out to dinner in the evening.  They were going to bring home things from the greenhouse they bought but Bangor got rain.

   After church I figured out how much the new pullets had eaten in feed so far, $10.10 worth each.  As chicks they cost $4.50. Plus electricity for the brooder when they were little.  When people tell me how much they are making on eggs I try to explain that the cost of raising them needs to be figured in.  It wasn't very many years ago that the food cost went up to six dollars and I thought that was a lot!

   I bought a sturdy baker's rack at a yard sale.  Lil Andrew set it up on the back deck.  attached to the garage to make sure it never fell over.  It is for my house plants in summer.  I put several out yesterday, better late than never!  Mostly scented geraniums.  They always seem to appreciate getting out of the house.  I am well aware fall is on its way.  The days are much shorter. The first round of swallows has left.  I didn't see the second round this morning.  They've been lined up on the power lines every morning.  Are they gone too?  I'm going to go look at pellet stoves this afternoon.

   May God bless you on this day, Sally