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Yah, right! Today we are off to the “place of no return”! The dreaded Peak Performance workout center, where the trainers take personal delight in torturing their victims. Last week, as we walked out, a movie studio sound truck was in the parking lot, getting ready to record the earsplitting cacophony from the workout center for their next horror movie.
They even had special microphones to capture the low-frequency sounds of bones being crushed and limbs being torn from the victim’s bodies.
After the beating, we went to Home Depot to get some planting mix, some flowers, and two pepper plants. Mary and I spent some time researching the flowers and how to plant them after getting home.
From Home Depot, we dropped by Ralph’s for a “fly-by,” meaning eggs, milk, and butter. From there,e we went home to have a brunch before hitting the garden again.
The weatherman said it would probably rain today, and we assumed it was our fault for getting the windows washed — because everyone knows freshly cleaned windows are basically a rain dance.
The clouds looked dark and dramatic, as if they were about to ruin our good decisions, but apparently, the moisture stayed upstairs. Not a single drop fell. Just a full day of weather threats and emotional manipulation.
Looking North from our garage.
Of course, we had to look West also, and the clouds looked heavy with moisture, but they stayed afloat. Clouds can weigh a lot — even though they float.
A typical cumulus cloud can weigh around 1 million pounds — about 500 tons. That’s because clouds are made of countless tiny water droplets spread out over a huge volume of air. The droplets are so small and dispersed that the cloud can remain suspended, even though the water as a whole is very heavy.
There was a fair breeze, and that made for a 65-degree day, perfect for working.
The flags were flapping in the breeze and looked great against the blue patches of sky that passed by.
The flapping sound was quite loud.
The sunlight really made the garden look pretty good!
The Spring flowers are doing well, and we can see more seedlings emerging each day!
Our new avocado tree is really doing well, and we are hoping they do not get picked before it is ready; we have a lot of kids walking by on their way to school.
The tree is loaded.
We worked in the backyard for a couple of hours, but we had to cut it short as it got cold and very windy! So, we went inside, hung up the keys, and got ready to watch TV.
Mary crashed quickly, but I managed to see two episodes of Lost In Space before retiring at 10:00 pm.
