Yesterday was amazing here. I had heard '"stuff" was coming, so I cleaned out the root cellar, swept out the leaves, wiped off the two plastic chairs, shelves, cleared the overhead spiderwebs, etc., dumped out the water from the four, one-gallon jugs which have been there since last year, refilled and replaced them. All of this going up and down stairs (you can't get to the root cellar from inside). I don't recall what time the tornado warnings started, but I took my back pack with radio, toilet paper, flashlight, cell phone, towel, extra socks, etc. down there and must have sat for two hours while listening to the local radio broadcasting what was happening all around. While also watching the radar on my cellphone. Amazing amount of continuous tornado warnings all over the county goin' on. The weather radio was on overtime! And the radar map was stunning.
Fortunately all was well here. Tornado touched down in a couple of areas, but not here. Just local flooding. But it was hairy.
Today was another weeding day. It's been raining for DAYS so it's a treat to get out there and tend to what's necessary. Hip bursitis is still really bothering me as well as the lower back, but I'm carrying on. Got a good start on the vegetable garden. I was just sitting there, sprawled out with the mosqutoes and other chompers, muddy bottomed and mudded kneed, weeding and thinking, God, this is my idea of heaven. Seriously. Sitting in the muck, midst the weeds, struggling to yank them out - I mean this is my idea of FUN! No wonder i don't have lot of friends! HA!
At some point something starting gnawinig and stinging my butt and I'm glad I don't have neighbors (they probably are too), for I just pulled down my jeans and panties and attempted to rid myself of whatever it was. An ant, I think. Maybe a red ant. Whatever it was, it BURNS, I've learned not to just ignore them. Because they WILL keep biting! And actually, even when you DO scrape them off, the pain LINGERS for hours!
But here's a shot of a little fella that followed me inside. Isn't he handsome! There were MANY out there. Looked them up - Soldier Beetle. Good bugs. They eat things we don't like. (Like people who eat Okra and beets! lol) And some of the Arugula re-seeded from last year, so I had the treat of adding it to my salad tonight.
Over and out for now....
