Peaceful Evening

I'm sitting on my back deck which is shaded now and so peaceful.  Rocky is also taking it easy for the moment.  I just can't get over how many birds of different species there are perched in the trees, and their beautiful songs.  I don't know if I mentioned that Steve noticed a nest of baby birds in the big tree, so I'm trying to stay away from it.

 Rocky found a loose board in the fence yesterday afternoon and since he could hear lots of children playing over there, he had to go join the fun.  The fence is in really bad shape on that side and needs to be replaced.

Things are coming up in the garden that I'm not quite sure about yet - I planted carrots and red peppers but they must have a much longer germination period than the squash and I just gave up on them.  Something is coming up now although the plants don't seem to be in even rows - I remember Rocky getting into the plant bed and disturbing the soil, so it's likely that I will be surprised about what comes up.

All my family are in Los Angeles for the wedding of my niece, so my day has been pretty quiet.  I fell when I was walking Rocky this afternoon - still don't know what caused it as Rocky has never gotten the "Heel" command right, or at least he doesn't follow it when I'm the one giving the comman, and he may have gotten too close for me to keep out of his way.  Luckily my hands hit the pavement first and broke my fall, saving my poor battered knees and legs.  

Several years ago I would have described myself as a minimalist and got rid of a lot of things I didn't need or use.  "Things" have slowly crept into my world to take their place, and I'm determined to start getting rid of things I rarely wear or use.  I have WAY too many t-shirts, but over the past few years I picked up a lot of them from my trips across the country.  I have a t-shirt I especially love that I  bought at a state park in Minnesota, and when I wear it people will invariably ask me if I'm from Minnesota!  It's going to be difficult to decide what clothes to let go of, although I've already divested myself of most  of the dressier items since I always wear casual clothes these days - jeans, t-shirts, shorts, capris, etc.   I also need to get rid of a lot of things from my kitchen since I rarely cook anything that requires a lot of preparation or utensils.  I cleaned out one cabinet this afternoon - not much, but it's a start.

Rocky is chewing a frisbee to pieces - I don't know where it came from and hope he didn't make off with a kid's toy when he went visiting yesterday.

Today has been a beautiful day in the low 80's (and I didn't run the a/c); it's going back to hot Sacramento weather tomorrow though.  I'm going to enjoy sleeping with the window open tonight. 

I hope you are all enjoying your weekend.