The koi are huddled under the water hyacinth, and they aren’t eating.<\/p>\n
The Valley had major hail, uncommon for us: usually hail falls as styrofoam pellets, but this dented cars.<\/p>\n
And then a major wind gust blew over the gulls that sit on our outdoor table, blew over the brass\u00a0lily fountain, blew a chair into the table, and, probably first, in what may have been a downburst from that storm, about 10 miles from us, blasted our back gate so hard it yanked the bottom drop-pin\u00a0 right out of the wooden gate, assembly and all: Jane had to get out there in the cold this morning and reattach it.<\/p>\n
Then the metal halide bulb blew out on the marine tank, so we had to drive to the Valley after a new one. Those should NEVER blow out, just get older.<\/p>\n
We’re making some progress on the Closed Circle front…nothing huge yet, but we’re gaining on it.<\/p>\n
It’s been pretty cool all day, with wind and chill and threatening rain. That’s ok unless we’re having to fix gates.<\/p>\n
Our Mariners are wrapping up their season this weekend, so we’re watching baseball. Everybody at the ballpark is wrapped up in blankets and coats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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