July 24, 2011

This past week was certainly yet another character builder. It would seem that Mother Nature is really pissed as she has given us (and the entire planet) one hell of a year of weather so far in 2011.

Thursday it hit 100 down here near Joliet and with the humidity it was supposed to be something like 110 degrees. It was just plain REALLY hot all week, but Thursday was the absolute worst.

On Tuesday, Sally and I did go out to butterfly monitor and by the time we were done, I thought my body would just explode. They always tell you how much butterflies like the sun and heat, but it was honestly eerie that a lot of the flying critters were not flying on Tuesday either. Was it too hot even for them?

It has also been dry....very dry. We hadn't had any measureable rain for quite a long time and with the heat, the garden was literally burning up. Blessedly, we had a storm roll in Friday night that dumped quite a bit of rain (also tore a huge limb out of the neighbor's tree out front) but didn't put out our power. Last night and into this morning we got another really good rain shower. That should keep the garden going for a week or two and then it will already be time to start cutting some of it down. Where did the summer go?

I volunteered all day yesterday for the Will Co Master Gardener's Garden Walk. I was stationed at one of the gardens in Joliet and was there as an educational "feature" doing butterflies and hummingbirds.

Today I just mowed the lawn and made a new pleated piece for Crix's Endor Commando. I had to give away the one I made for him so I needed to make him a new one.

I also finished the Nar Shaddaa Base Powerpoint. I just need to re-check the music timing in one area and it is ready to copy. It runs about 8 minutes long. Not too long...and not too short.