A Dreaded Job

I'll tell you the moral of this story right up front. Sometimes there is just no point in dreading a job for three, yes 3, years and putting it off.

If you are a dedicated reader you MAY remember the disintegrating electrical box from the kitchen which required that I cut out a piece of the ceiling drywall so I could fasten a new box in place and then repair the hole in the ceiling too. At that time I mentioned that there was one more of those broken light boxes. Guess what. It hasn't fixed itself.

The primary kitchen light has been hanging about an inch below the ceiling, and not level, ever since then. So, today was its day.

When I got the fixture separated from the box, it turned out that the box itself was fine, but it had become detached from the "wing" that holds it to a joist.

I figured I had choices. I could take the box out, cut a hole in the ceiling and do that whole thing again, then rewire the fixture. Or, I could just do some cheap fix to hold the box in place. That fixture isn't heavy at all like the other light was.


For $2.49 the dreaded job was conquered. Not bad. Notice the base of the light is now flush with the ceiling where it belongs.

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The August Visit to the Creek

 
I used to walk down to the cemetery creek almost every day with Maggie. Then a big tree fell across the gully I use to get down to the water level. It's too big for me to clear by hand. And then there wasn't Maggie any more. I haven't been going down there much at all lately even though it's so pretty.

But Jade's stamina is improving and I decided we should make a longer loop today that included the creek. It was a bit of a challenge with her on a leash, but we made it to the water.



The deer, of course, visit all the time.



What did Jade think? She got a drink like any sensible dog. She wasn't prissy about getting her feet wet, but she didn't feel the need to lie down in the water or roll in the mud. As I keep saying, she's a really good dog.



So our loop today had to be pretty close to a mile, and she didn't poop out near the end at all.

More yard work, especially in the evening when it was cooler.

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A Bouquet of Goldenrod Roots

 
As Saturdays go, this one wasn't bad. I didn't feel awful, and that's always good.

I thought there wasn't going to be anything really interesting to share... until I was cleaning up from my outside task. How do you like this artful bouquet of goldenrod roots? Arranged by simply throwing the stalks into the wheelbarrow. At least it meets my criterion of looking at things differently. I turned around and just had a quick mental image of fireworks and sprays of flowers!



I did get myself in gear enough to do some much needed yard work along the side of the house. No "before" picture- forgot to do that. But I cleaned out weeds and grapevines and autumn olive (of course). There was another pile in addition to the one you can see that was already removed. The hoses are drained and ready to put away.

It's not going to be in House Beautiful, but at least it doesn't look like a total jungle any more. That's about all I can hope for.



Oh, and the lawnmower.... it's back in the shop. But, you can see that the lawn around the house got actually mowed, not just hacked, so it must look better than last year.

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I Found Dinner

 
The nature photography is suffering this week even though I'm walking the dog twice a day. I've been carrying the clippers and clearing some brush away from my trail. Mostly horrid autumn olive. But I can't really manage the dog on a leash (Jade has to be leashed), loppers and a camera.

So I can't show you the picture of this treat in situ. But I quickly plucked it and brought it home. It was about the size of an oversize softball.



I cut it open and the inside was perfect- white and clear.



Now, I'll admit that most anything fried in bacon grease is probably good, but slices of puffball fried till golden is one of my favorite things in the entire world. I also had the last of the zucchini soup and that was dinner!



I go to work in a couple of hours. Then I hope tomorrow will be quiet.

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Two More Rabbits

 
Just managed to get the second one done.

Which one are you today?

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