Sittin in my shed....

[mr.brunch]

Another hot day… more to come this week.
It’s nearly the time of year for the perseids meteor shower (12/13 August) and I’m going to see if I can get little miss b out in the garden with me to watch for a bit.

Sitting outside the shed tonight under a clear sky trying to cool off a bit… lots of stars visible

 

[mr.brunch]

Hospital today, follow up appointment for the mri I had on my back.
Maybe it will provide some answers but I’m not holding out much hope … mainly due to past experiences with doctors.
For example, with my knee they said I have basically no cartilage left and my kneecap gets caught in the joint … so I’ll have to put up with it and nothing was done.
More of the same to come no doubt.

 

[Cuddles]

Hospital today, follow up appointment for the mri I had on my back.
Maybe it will provide some answers but I’m not holding out much hope … mainly due to past experiences with doctors.
For example, with my knee they said I have basically no cartilage left and my kneecap gets caught in the joint … so I’ll have to put up with it and nothing was done.
More of the same to come no doubt.

that really sucks
Have you tried to rebuild the cartilage with supplements yet?

 

[mr.brunch]

that really sucks
Have you tried to rebuild the cartilage with supplements yet?

I haven’t… they cut most of it out about 15 years ago then more about 12 years ago in two operations, now they say what’s left is like a little piece of worn carpet

 

[armedoldhippy]

veterinarians here have an injection they give dogs that can regrow cartilage in hips for dogs with hip dysplasia. last i heard they were considering safety trials in humans. dogs get ALL of the neat shit...

 

[mr.brunch]

Thunderstorms yay
Sitting in the shed watching the heavy rain … lovely after the heat of the last week… it’s really hammering down, I’ve just had to sit a bit further back or my joint will get wet
As I type it’s just broken the gutter on the roof an water is pouring down the side of the house… dammit
It’ll have to be fixed but right now it’s raining sideways

 

[mr.brunch]

Hailstones too now… some crazy energy out there…

 

[tobedetermined]

Hailstones too now… some crazy energy out there…

We have had some strange vicious weather here as well. On the bright side, we have avoided our seemingly usual mid-summer drought this year which certainly helps on the water bill since I haven't had to break out my Aqua Joe sprinkler yet . . . The flower gardens on the other hand, always need water.

 

[armedoldhippy]

As I type it’s just broken the gutter on the roof an water is pouring down the side of the house…

it rained so hard here the other day that my gutters overflowed & flooded my basement.

 

[tobedetermined]

flooded my basement.

Ouch. This is always painful.

 

[mr.brunch]

I completely forgot I had left my little gorilla haze seedlings outside catching the sun yesterday so they got a bit of a beating by the storm… one lost half a leaf and they look a little sorry for themselves but i think they will pull through

Little bit cooler today thankfully

 

[tobedetermined]

Little bit cooler today thankfully

Enjoy it. I never wish for cooler weather because winter will be here all too soon . . . but some relief from our crushing humidity would be welcome.

 

[armedoldhippy]

because winter will be here all too soon

and i can't wait ! it was 96 degrees the other day, with over 90% relative humidity. looking out the window would break me out in a sweat...

 

[tobedetermined]

with over 90% relative humidity

While our temps are lower - only 77F currently - our humidity is 100% - and it's not raining. The current humidex is 100F . . .

And this is why I can't grow outside. We get extended periods of PM and bud rot weather.

 

[Betterhaff]

The neighbor’s dog got skunked the other night, right out back. I said it was the strawberries. The neighbor said he saw the tail go up to late. It was a young dog and young skunk. No harm done but stink. Too funny

 

[armedoldhippy]

Too funny

yeah, unless YOU are the one that gets to bathe the dog (repeatedly in tomato juice and varied ladies products...) i had a giant schnauzer run up on a spotted skunk in my front yard years back...they do this nifty looking hand-stand before they spray.

 

[Betterhaff]

Hydrogen peroxide and baking soda. I keep a stash in the cupboard for just such an occasion. Surprisingly my neighbor does too, much better than the tomato juice. It was funny, he said he was sick of smelling vinegar, his girl put glasses of vinegar around the house to purge the aroma. I don’t think the dog understands..yet. But the spray does burn, especially in the eyes.

 

[mr.brunch]

Damn… glad we don’t have to deal with skunks in this country… I just know our jack Russell would not leave them alone

Damn hot again… in the 30°s until at least Tuesday… personally I can’t wait for the leaves to start falling

 

[tobedetermined]

Our sheltie was skunked in our backyard five years ago or so. Even months later, his head smelled like skunk whenever he got wet. Since then, I always do a quick visual check for skunks when I let him out at night. Even though we are in a city, we have seen a surprising menagerie of animals in our hood. Skunks, raccoons, opossums, fox, coyotes, rabbits, rats, mice . . .

 

[mr.brunch]

Our sheltie was skunked in our backyard five years ago or so. Even months later, his head smelled like skunk whenever he got wet. Since then, I always do a quick visual check for skunks when I let him out at night. Even though we are in a city, we have seen a surprising menagerie of animals in our hood. Skunks, raccoons, opossums, fox, coyotes, rabbits, rats, mice . . .

The most we get here are mice, rats and foxes… a fox came right up to the house and went to walk past me sitting in the shed doorway last week - I said what the f do you think you’re doing and it shot off down the garden.
Luckily our Jack Russell was out for a walk at the time.
The local foxes killed our chickens a few years back, so they’re not my favourite animals.

Hot again today, they’re saying up to 35° … but hopefully some Atlantic winds coming tomorrow to clear the humidity