WE DODDLED AROUND A FEW COUNTRY ROADS

A hotter day today than yesterday so needless to say, I kept my outside activities to a minimum.  Pheebs too.  We had Subie's sunroof open before we even left the carport because it was just that kind of a perfect weather morning before the day got too hot.

ON MY, THE HEAVENLY SMELL OF NEW MOWN HAY

We doddled around a few country roads marvelling at late summer's still lush green rural countryside topped off by a big clear deep blue sky.  Being a holiday Monday, there was very little traffic on the roads.  Not that there ever is a lot of traffic compared to other places, but how nice not to spot another vehicle for as far as I could see ahead or behind me.  Reminded me of some of those long and lonesome miles-wide valley roads in the Great American Southwest I always loved so much.

 PHEEBS AND I STOPPED TO CHAT WITH A FEW COWS ALONG THE WAY

AND THEY WERE QUITE CHATTY TOO

 GOLDENROD

Home again, and wanting to get a few things done in the front yard, I kept myself on light duty and relocated a few night lights and a couple lawn ornaments.  Moved a few patio stones, took a few pics, and quickly retreated out of the heat into the cool confines of our house.  They said today was the hottest day of the year and tomorrow is predicted to be even hotter.     

 ALONG A FOREST PATH ACROSS FROM OUR HOUSE I CAME UPON THIS LITTLE FELLA SNOOZING BENEATH A TOADSTOOL THIS AFTERNOON

 HE TOLD ME HE IS A GOOD FRIEND AND COUSIN  OF  THE FURRY GNOME WHO LIVES ABOUT A HUNDRED MILES NORTH OF US IN THAT MEAFORD ONTARIO PLACE

 WELL YES THERE IS A RESEMBLANCE TO FURRY ALRIGHT

 WE CHATTED FOR A BIT BEFORE HE FELL ASLEEP AGAIN

After 22 plasmapheresis treatments, Kelly called a halt to it.  She doesn't feel they are working as well as they did in the beginning and it has been very hard on her arms.  We were due to go to London today but she called Friday and canceled the appointment. It's an open-end cancelation and she can resume the plasmapheresis treatments at any time if and when needed.  In the meantime, she is finding that one of the pills she was prescribed a while ago is actually helping with the itching without making her sick. 

 IF YOU THOUGHT THERE WERE TWO FROGS IN THIS PHOTO YOU WOULD BE HALF RIGHT......THAT CHARMING LITTLE CHAP ON THE LEFT IS A TOAD

Al's Music Box:)) The Homecoming by Hagood Hardy from the 1975 album, 'The Homecoming'.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Things You Learn in Texas::

- Armadillos sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the air.
- There are 5,000 types of snakes on earth and 4,998 live in Texas.
- There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Texas plus a couple that have not been identified yet.
- Onced and Twiced are words.
- It is not a shopping cart; it is a buggy.
- People actually grow and eat okra.
- "Fixinto" is one word.
- There is no such thing as "lunch." There is only dinner and then there is supper.
- Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're two. We do like a little tea with our sugar!
- DJeet? means "Did you eat?"
- You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what time it is. You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.
- You measure distance in minutes.
- You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
- All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect or animal.
- You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
- The local papers cover national and international news on one page but require 6 pages for local gossip and sports.
- The first day of deer season is a national holiday.
- 100 degrees Fahrenheit "a little warm." 

- We have four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, still Summer and Christmas.
- A cool snap (below 70 degrees) is good pinto-bean weather.
- We don't need no stinking driver's Ed . . . If our mama says we can drive, we can drive.

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- Happy Labor Day!
Oh wait… we live on a farm. Never mind!

- What do nuclear plants serve their workers for the Labor Day party?  Fission Chips.

- Why did ancient Egyptians have a hard time recruiting laborers?  It was a pyramid scheme.

- What do you call a snake that works for the Government?  A Civil Serpent.

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