Heavy Rain!

 We really got soaked last evening. Pea sized hail and not much of it was no problem. Even heavier rain a bit northeast. Today sunny and warm, turning a bit less warm for the weekend with more rain likely. That's a good way to begin the Merry Month of May. And the cultus of the virgin merry month will grow among men. I think some pope said something like that, once. But I don't get the "virgin merry" part. Oh well. 

Has Russia been "converted" yet? I think not. 

Rain Chances Again

 Maybe severe weather to the east, and rain possible again this weekend. Not bad. I had an interesting experience last night on the patio, after dark, and it just confirms to me that I'm living the way I need to live. I'm on the right track. I've made the right decisions. 

I had a number of options years ago and I rejected them. Good move. In fact, I doubt that it would have been possible for me to do anything else, the sense of wrongness was so strong. 

Can't Have Too Many Nice Days

 Cool mornings and warm afternoons with light breezes. Coffee on the patio in the morning and wine in the evening, although I might be sampling some cold beer this evening. I need a change. This will be another good day to do some work out there. At my age time passes very quickly-- the subjective sense of time has become slippery. It will soon be Memorial Day! I wonder whether I might do anything special? I might enjoy beer and hotdogs. I might go to a local park. Then again, I might chill out on my own turf. 

Nice Weather Continues

 This is our severe weather season but so far we haven't had any. That's GOOD. Cool mornings and warm days with light winds are also GOOD. Even so, I feel like retreating into math. I guess it's the human element I find discouraging. News seems to be coming out of the twilight zone or some dystopian sci fi potboiler. 

Decidedly Cool Mornings

 Brisk? Bracing? Pleasantly chilly? And warm but not hot days. I wish the entire summer could be like this. In other areas I must learn to relax and be realistic. I complain about a lot of things but in reality I am in a rather good place, all things considered. Very fortunate in fact. It's absolutely unnecessary in ordinary daily life to be a power lifter and probably unrealistic at my age. I tell myself that from time to time but then I push the limits again. Realistic goals have always been elusive. But if that sort of thing is my only problem...

This summer my jungle is under control, and a lot of it is dominated by Milo. A grain sorghum. Long ago I used a seed mix containing that stuff, and it seems to have spread. I like it. Birds eat the seeds, it grows tall and I can cut paths through it. I like to see it waving in the wind. And it suppresses other unwanted growth. But I have a space reserved for sunflowers and they are dominating much of my space, along with Goosefoot and other things herbal in nature. Birds eat the sunflower seeds, I eat the petals of the sunflowers, and the leaves of the Goosefoot, and small amounts of the herbal plants-- too much and it's toxic.