Contrasting pictures
The pictures from yesterday. The picture with trees and grass are where Cayuga school used to be. There is a park there now but no sign of the big brick school. The second looks like a field where one would grow crops. It is BUT up until not too long ago it was the Cayuga ball field. I played little league ball there when I was in grade school. One memory (I promise it is true!) happened when we were playing Forman. Forman was much larger than Cayuga so it was expected they would win big time. Well I came up in the bottom of the 7th (last inning) and we were a run behind. Jack G was on second base with the run that would tie the game. I will not reveal what I had done at the plate up to that time--but I had a good feeling about this at bat. Before I went to bat Ray Murray, the coach, took me aside and said just meet the ball. There were 2 outs and we needed that run. With my old tennis shoes dug in at the plate and my white shirt with the red strips across the chest I waited for the first pitch. With a mighty swing I launched a fly ball way beyond the right fielder and into the long grass beyond where they mowed for the field. As I crossed home plate the right fielder was just retrieving the ball out of the grass. How about that, a walk off win for Cayuga. Unfortunately it was my one and ONLY baseball moment of glory. I did make the baseball team my freshman year of high school but then baseball was discontinued because the weather was usually not good for baseball in May. Getting back to the picture where the ball park used to be I think Mark S played ball there up until not that long ago but as one can see it is no more.
My aching back. I have been icing it and taking some pills. I THINK it is somewhat better this morning but still not all that great.
I took the pickup in yesterday as the 2 back tires would lose air over a couple of weeks. I had them fixed and had an oil change for $33. Not bad I would say.
We got .9" rain yesterday which will be great for the garden and lawn. We have too many tomatoes. What is one to do. I think Terry mentioned she may freeze some. Maybe I will have tomatoes with cream and sugar today--great idea.
I wanted to stay off Bentley yesterday because of my back but I did get a short ride in as I put it in the back of the pickup and then rode home as I did not want to wait.
Oh my but our September like weather continues. It was 58 when I came downstairs this morning and my phone shows a high of 69 today! It then goes on to show temps in the 70s through September 5th. I don't know if we will have any more 90s this year.
I am kind of waiting to hear from a lawn guy and then the Realtor gal. Both came over last week and promised to get something to me soon but as of yet I have not heard. I am not going to do anything with the house now so no big deal but I would like to do some lawn things so it would be nice to hear.
It was the fall of 2006
It was Tuesday, August 29 thirteen years ago. I was off to school as we had a week of workshops before school started the day after Labor Day, September 5th. Today as I begin my 13th year of retirement I am so thankful. God has been so so good.
I just poured my last cup of FP so will sign off and try to get some things done that do not require much movement from my back.
Oh my. The recycle comes late morning ALL the time and I just heard them 2 houses away so I had to run and get the container out. I just made it.
DONE
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