Busy day

 First up for today was to lower Heather's gate in the back of the pasture. I put it where she said, but after it was hung, she wanted it lowered about 6 inches.

 Naturally, I had plenty of help. They all helped me yesterday, and again today.

 Then I took the boat out for a run on the lake. The fall colors are showing all around the lake and the water was smooth. The main reason for the trip was to run the gas stabilizer through the motor. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

 After I got back home, I started putting a storm door on the back. I had just gotten the hinges and door hung here.

I taped it closed because I was running out of daylight and didn't have the closer or a latch put on yet. If the wind were to pick up and open it, it would get damaged being flung open.

Clearing the pasture

I had tried to do this last summer, but it was raining everyday. Today was delightfully cooler and sunny. Perfect weather to get this done.

It was a lot of cutting and loading the cart. I cut the pieces smaller and split them so they will burn better.

The saw cut well, but is now in need of sharpening. It was blowing some fine dust along with the regular stuff.

Last load! All cleaned up and ready for the horses to come back over. We brought them over a little later this afternoon.

Florida road trip

 I was trying to get a shot of the rainbow I saw while heading down. It's really only half of a rainbow, from the ground up to the cloud. It's there, but you have to look closely.

 Here is the little hole-in-the-wall seafood diner we ate at on Saturday evening. By we, I mean Jay & Debbie, David & Sue and me. The food was good, the company was excellent, and we had a great view, too.

 The sunset over the water was nice. I haven't seen one of those in a long time. I enjoyed the smell of the salt air, too.

I didn't have the best camera for this shot, but Debbie is in the red shirt, and David in the white one. Jay and Sue were also there, but it was getting dark.

Scattered stuff

 This is a picture from when cousins Becky and Judy were visiting us, taken in Lisa's kitchen. We're all very glad they stopped to see us. We miss you two!

 We picked a watermelon today to see if it was ripe yet. It wasn't, but it's getting there. It still tasted like watermelon.

This is about as far as I got mowing today. The rain started up again and I parked the mower. Maybe I can get finished tomorrow.

Good times

Becky and Judy have been here for a visit for the last couple of days. They are leaving all too soon, as we have all really enjoyed seeing them again.

 I made a hay run for Heather this morning. One roll went into the barn and one in the pasture. The horses were very happy.

The moonrise from Lisa and Jim's back yard last night. We had an early 4th of July cookout with burgers, hot dogs, and corn on the cob. Great food and great company.

An enjoyable afternoon

 Today was a much nicer day to be on the lake than the last time I went out. The sun was out and the water was calm. Slightly cooler water, too. Today's water temp was 78-79, down from the low 80's last time.

The fish finder showed a lot of fish under me, but they didn't like my choice of lures. Most of them were about 40 feet down. It was a beautiful day to be out on the water.

New plum tree

 I picked up a plum tree today. We planted it in the back yard behind the garden.

 The usual planting procedure was followed. Choose the location and dig a hole.

Put the tree in and cover with dirt and water well. Not much to it. I hope it grows quickly. I like plums.