Congrats on saving the elderberries! County contracts a guy to cut the ditches here. A few years ago, when I saw what he was doing well down the road, I ran out and dug up some wildflowers, unbeknownst to him -- I thought. Last year when I stopped him from running over someone's discarded tire, hidden in the tall grass, he thanked me and said, "You're the one who dug up the flowers, aren't you?" Guilty as charged, and they're still growing in my backyard!
Also kudos for getting the rain gutters up, Jim.
I am THRILLED that the heat broke overnight as promised. It is a delightful 66 degrees. Yesterday, it reached 88 indoors. I did as little as possible. Mostly, I tried to keep water available to all the critters.
A possible storm was predicted overnight, but none materialized. Today, I have to go to Fort Dodge for an appointment. Folks there and in other parts of the county have been sandbagging. The Des Moines River is expected to crest several feet above flood stage today.
My yard needs mowing, but today's project is assembling and cleaning all the stuff I'm going to need for the chicks I don't need to buy this weekend at Murray Fest.
Yesterday, I paid my computer "hero," Anthony -- who charged me much less than I expected and sold me the sweetest little pair of speakers for my computer. I no longer have to listen with my head nearly up against the monitor!
