June 13, 2022 Monday--2pm

Good afternoon!

There's a bumper crop of cottontails this year--LOL!  One little baby has just about taken up residence here.

Such a little cutie.  Too small to be the petunia-eating culprit...but will grow up into one.

We have had some darker, overcast days...

...and some sunnier ones.  But little rain.

Been a quiet week filled with things like taking trash out to the dumpster, watering out on the patio every other day, vacuuming up kitty litter Annie drags all over the place, writing letters, doing laundry, and cooking (hotdish, soup, and made rice).  Watched a couple of DVDs (final season of Inspector Lewis) and two more DVDs came in the mail today.  Had my video call with the boys over dinner on Wednesday.  I'm just so happy I can do all those things.  :) 

Leah cancelled on our Thursday night video call--too tired and wanting to go to bed early.  They are really busy this summer.  Besides home schooling--Ian has tennis lessons and golf lessons, they are off to the park playgrounds quite often, trips to the zoo (I gave them a 2022 family pass for Christmas last year), visiting, picnics, visitors, etc.  Nice that they are able to do more things this year, but the heat and humidity are draining, for sure.  Makes me so happy, though!  Got to do more while you can these days.  

Watched the hearing a day late and will watch the one today sometime later, too, I imagine...or parts of it.  Had that weird arc of light in my eye again briefly on Friday.  If it happens again I will probably have to go in to see my eyedoctor.  Macular puckers could be up to some nonsense.  Had a few pajama days.  Just one of those weeks that has flown by.  

Annie is still jumping up on my chair on her own.  This is what I see--her little head peeking over the footrest.  She rocks back and forth a couple times and then has made it every time so far.  Makes me so very happy.  Makes her happy, too.  (We all hate to lose our independence, don't we?)

Saw a half grown cottontail out there, too.  That one is probably big enough to nibble on my flowers.

You know there are parent-sized, full grown ones about, too.  LOL!

It turned really hot--for up here anyways.  Been in the 80s and near 90 for days with like 75% humidity.  Had to close up and turn on the AC.

When I am out to water...well, it looks like someone has mowed a good-sized patch of grass in front of the planters.  

Well, guess who?

That baby bunny (growing fast) parks itself there to chew on the grass.  As you can see, it sprawls out in the heat on its belly and grazes--LOL!  Has made itself quite to home.  Doesn't even always hop away anymore when people walk down the sidewalk.

You'll have to pardon my rain splattered patio doors.  I am hoping it is nice out tomorrow afternoon when Katie comes and that maybe she can clean the glass for me.

I water out there about every other day.  On the days I don't I usually put clean water in the bird dish using a plastic gallon jug (which I also set out to use for watering the inside plants).  When I refilled it one day it had overflowed so I set the wet jug on the rug in the pantry to let it dry off before I stuck it behind the door.  Mistake.  Look who found it!

Annie is always so thirsty.  She has followed me into the bathroom every time--even in the middle of the night--just to climb in the shower and beg me to pour a little glass of water in there for her to lick up--for months and months.  It's our routine.  After I wash my hands I have to fill the little drinking cup and pour it on the side of the shower so she can lick off the water.

Well, now she is waiting and crying by the bathroom door as I wash my hands and wants me to go add water to the top of the water jug in the pantry!!  Good grief--what we do for our critters.  I'm sure she's convinced it tastes better than any other water.  Her actual water dish is right there just a few feet away--ROFL!  I don't know how much longer I will want to deal with the jug of water in the way in the pantry--LOL!  But--hey--she's old...and she trusts me to look out for her welfare...and Annie thinks this is important--LOL!  So--for a while longer, for sure.

Oh, BTW--the coleus I cut back that had frostbite...died.  Not a surprise.  The new ones battered by the storm are alive, but not growing much at all.  

Look about the same a week or so later.  Maybe filled out a tiny bit, but the leaves look all stunted.

Fingers crossed they bounce back.

The rest of them are doing okay.

The back coleus have flowered!  That usually doesn't happen till fall?

I think the rabbits have let up on the petunias finally.

But not one of the four red geraniums has had a flower?

They usually do really well for me.

The other blooming coleus.

I planted half the amount of flowers as last year but they are doing fairly well and filling out.  They were way too crowded last year.  I had gotten carried away by the new planter boxes--LOL!  The weather has been stressful (and damaging) for them but they are surviving.

One of these days McFamily will show up out there to put the boards under the planters.  They'll have to all come because it takes two people to tip/lift these big planters so we need Dagan.  I might be able to tip (not positive) but I know I can't lift with my bum arm and cranky back--LOL!  Leah says they're too heavy for me to tip probably.  Hopefully they won't need actual lifting, but if they do--we will definitely need two people.  The boys would come with, of course, but not be helping with this project. 

They're so busy--so whenever they can make it and work it in is fine with me.  :) :)

Anyways, that's the week from my little corner of the world.  Annie is sleeping on the floor near my chair.

I am going to heat up some soup and watch one of the DVDs that came today.  Both are movies this time.  2 Guns with Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg from 2013 (how did I miss this one?) and The Courier with Benedict Cumberbatch from 2021 (I'll watch anything with Benedict--same for Denzel).  Glad I have AC.  They predicted 80 and it is already 85.

I have Katie coming to clean tomorrow and it's infusion day on Friday.  Hope all goes well at the clinic again.  I do feel so very blessed.  My days are filled with gratitude and contentment.  Spread the love, people!  

Life is good!  :) :)