8/21/24 Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience.” –Georges-Louis de Buffon (1707–88) 

 .10 rain yesterday and overnight.  Some fog now with clouds, calm, and 57 degrees,  Cloudy today with occasional showers this afternoon, a NNE breeze, a high of 69.  Showers this evening becoming less numerous overnight, a low of 59.  PM showers tomorrow with a SW breeze, a high of 69, a low of 54. Partly cloudy Friday with a WNW breeze, a high of 76, a low of 55.  Sunshine Saturday, some clouds Sunday with WSW breezes, highs of 81, lows about 59.  50% chance of PM thunderstorms Monday with an east breeze, a high of 78, a low of 60.  Partly cloudy Tuesday with a WNW breeze, a high of 80, a low of 60. Partly cloudy next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with highs in the low eighties, lows about 61.   WSW breezes.  Cloudy Saturday the 31st with an ESE breeze, a high of 74, a low of 60.  Possible morning showers Sunday the 1st with a SW breeze, a high of 74, a low of 58.  Some showers Labor Day with a west breeze,  high of 75, a low of 57.  Partly cloudy the 3rd and 4th with highs of 74, lows of 55.

    Yesterday was a dreary day, sometimes a light mist, sometimes a heavier mist.  It didn't seem like we got a lot accomplished.  There are lots of hummingbirds in the flowers but they are only coming to two of the feeders and they aren't coming to them very often.  I'm going to wash the other feeders and put them away.  Hummingbirds head south shortly after Labor Day.

     Bible study was here in the morning.  Heavier mist was in the afternoon so Bekah worked on spring orders.  In the evening Bekah and I put the old hens in with last year's pullets.  I had culled out the ones that weren't laying at all.  Now the room they were in will be cleaned and disinfected with new bedding and new hay in the nest boxes.  Then this year's chicks will go in there.  They should start laying soon.

    Annabelle and I are getting haircuts this morning.  I don't have my truck back yet so I'm borrowing Doug's.  Sister Lynne is not only coming for lunch, she is bringing it.  May God bless you on this day, Sally