Wednesday's Wet Weather

When I got up this morning it was not raining, so I decided that I would go for my walk. About a mile into my walk it started to drizzle but by the time I got to the point where I could head home it stopped so I kept going.

Then when I got to the furthest point it started to rain again...then it started to pour. By the time I got home I was soaked to the bone, so I dried off, changed my clothes, put the wet ones into the dryer and once they were dry I put them into the hamper.

This was a hot cereal morning, so I made myself a bowl of oatmeal with a banana, raisins and black strap molasses. After eating I loaded the dishwasher up and started it up, and then I went into the living room and read the paper. The mail came and so I got it, more junk mail. I think that junk mail is the real reason behind the "global warming" issue...spread the word!

Since it was not raining, I decided that I would go outside and pull up some ivy on the west side of the garage. So I got my gloves and yard debris barrel and went around the fence and started pulling ivy. Well, it was just one of those day, and about ten minutes into it when it started to drizzle. It was not bad so I continued to pull up ivy, then all of a sudden it started to thunder and lightning; then the rain started coming down really hard.

So I gathered up everything and headed back to my yard and back into the house. For the second time today I was pretty wet, not as wet as I was this morning, but wetter than I have been in a long time with my clothes on.

It was just about time for lunch, so I made myself a salad and had a can of sardines for some protein and Omega 3 fatty acid. I was feeling a little tire as even though I went to bed early last night I did not get much sleep as the air was so smoky that I had a hard time breathing. I think everyone in the neighborhood must have started up their fireplaces or wood stoves last night and with the cloud cover the smoke just stayed low.

I decided that I needed to lie down and get a little rest, I did not really sleep much, but I did feel better when I got up. Kathleen thought that this was a stew type of night, so she made a pot of stew. It not only tasted good, but it felt good going down. She added just enough hot spices that it had a slight bite to it which felt good on a cold and damp night.

I think that today has been a really nice day at time, maybe ten minutes at a time, and really wet at other times, I think we got almost a half of an inch of rain today. Well, I think that the rest of the night is going to be rather quiet, so I will just say good night.