Reece and his friend Ashley were on their way home last night when they got to Amarillo. Not sure which one was more tired, but got a call from grandson who wanted to know if they could spend the night. OF COURSE!!! I would have been insulted if they had come through WF without stopping. Their first call woke me up, the second call confused me, and the third call amused me. THEN his mom called to be sure it was ok or something. By then my meds had really kicked in, so it was up to the dogs to tell me when they got here. Had the flood light on and the front porch light on, so they did just fine. Of course, they got the big dog welcome from Thompson with a few licks, but the Sylvia hyperactive butt wiggling, jumping all over them was just the icing on the cake or whatever. Anyway, something woke me up at 5:30, so a quick shower got my eyes open enough to get some Jimmy Dean bagel sandwiches out for them. They were on their way by about seven. And now are safely home. The Lord looks over us always!
It has been downright cold today in my estimation. The wind off the lake always makes things a bit cooler, but it was pretty sharp this morning. The hens were happy to get out and look for whatever, but they came to see if anything special was on the menu earlier when the nests had to be checked. Those hens are something else again. Today was a round one of many eggs. Won't be as many tomorrow. That is just the way it works. It takes 26 hours to produce an egg. So one day is a big day for bringing in eggs. The next day is just a so-so day for picking up eggs. And no, the old woman did not go out and dig up any worms for them. Too cold.
The weather report has shown everything from multiple tornadoes hitting the same areas to the cold hitting the Panhandle of Texas. And then it will be flooding across the eastern section of the South. Nothing ever just gets comfortable before we have something else to deal with in the weather. Besides all of that, the pollen count is 9.5 with a multitude of sneezes and snorts. It isn't Covid; it is allergies!
Got the Covid vaccine Monday morning, and the arm is STILL sore! Wondering if the pharmacist used a piece of rusty barbed wire when the old woman looked the other way! Glad this is the shot that is not supposed to cause a reaction. Sheesh. Now we can understand when other folks talk about having sore arms and feeling rough. My rough just happens to be allergies, but still. Wearing a long-sleeved tee-shirt with hens on a dandelion flower that Jennifer got for me. It is so comfortable. Wearing a smile always makes rough stuff not as bad in my estimation.
Jenn said that she went back to see Dr. Jensen yesterday because she could not get over the migraine. He pulled her neck and popped her entire spinal column. She feels MUCH better now! Think about three-quarters of this world needs to be adjusted! Well, in more ways than just the spinal columns.
Have all kinds of plans for working in the yard when the wind and the cold are not quite as bad as they are today. The weeds and the flowers out front are getting way ahead of me, but at least it is going to be easy to tell which is which by the time they need to be cut. Have bluebonnets and bachelor buttons already in bloom. Seems early, but what does an old woman know. In some places the wild flowers are way ahead of what we have here. But that means long creeks and in the woods. No such protection from the elements here. Wind, cold, more wind. A plant has to be tough to grow in my front yard!
The bird of the day is a double-crested Cormorant. They are basically water birds that eat fish and are not particularly attractive in my estimation. But it takes all kinds in fish, fowl, or otherwise. At least it is not a dragon! But it has to take time to dry out its feathers after diving and getting its meals. At one time, the DDT in the waters nearly wiped the birds off the map. We have come up with some of the most horrid chemicals that were supposed to do some good that never really helped all that much. DDT killed mosquitoes; but it then killed the birds. Stupidity.
Thinking a nap would be pretty good about right now, but then going to sleep tonight would be a bit tricky. Guess waiting for the hens to go to bed will be early enough. Just think! When it is summer time for sure, the girls don't go up until it is nearly sundown--9 p.m. on this stupid daylight saving time. WHO thinks we are saving anything? Really? ARGH!
Thinking that JoAnn is going to have one heck of a mess to get cleaned up over at Jerry's place. He laid out a cyclone fence--the chain link part--that he had planned to put up. And now the grass has grown up into the links. That should be interesting. Have no idea when or if he will get out of jail again, but maybe she will find someone to clean up his mess again. Glad it is not my job! Just watching the process is hard enough. So sad that nothing ever works out right for him or for his mom. That place could have really stayed nice if he had not been put back in jail the first time. Deep sigh. And it seems to me that the local newspaper just gloats over his every misdeed. Maybe seeing seven million wasted on lawyers was enough to make them envious or something.
Can't stop yawning. Guess a good book will keep me awake until it is time to put the hens up. Meanwhile, may you all remember those who are so desperately ill--and even those who are recovering. Let us give thanks that God has us in His hands.
Rest well, my friends. You are loved.
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