A Very Good Day

I loved Saturday! In the early morning, it was spitting and dark, so I lit the fire and it always makes me feel good on such a day to be warm. At ten o’clock, I walked with Her Highness in the forest and when we came home, I got my tools out ready to begin working. Then the sun came out, so change in plan. I got H.H. into the car, and we drove to Silva Bay where I wanted to have lunch because it was the Firetruck’s first day of operation.

The Firetruck is an old fire truck that’s been converted into a food truck by the Hooton’s, the family that runs our best restaurant, Woodfire. I had fish tacos and l was the only one there. The truck is in a park setting by the sea, and there are several picnic tables with umbrellas scattered all around the park. I just love the place when the truck is there. It was exciting for me because my life is so, so dull.

When I got back, I started work on the bird netting over the Blueberries, but my drill/screwdriver quickly ran out of energy, and I had to plug in the battery to recharge it and that took an awfully long time. However, I have made great progress with one of the two beds requiring netting. All the support poles are up and securely fastened to the planter box. All I need to do is add the netting, but I won’t do that until the berries are formed and starting to colour.

I finished up the first box as the clouds thickened. It was time to rest, and so I came inside to chill, proud of my achievement. I am not a natural with tools like drills and saws. After a brief period of recovery, H.H. and I went for our afternoon walk., and when I got back, I got into the spa. Oh, the heat. All my tension disburses in the spa.

Sheba had a good day too. It was her first day on just 5 mgs of prednisone. We’ve slowly reduced her dosage from 50 mgs a day to five, and she’s still showing no signs of trouble with her feet.

Today dawned dark and dreary, but at noon it cleared and I am going out to build the supports for bird netting on my second Blueberry bed.

The magnificent Shoebill.