Its hot. Its humid. My To-Do list is getting shortened but very slowly. Its just too hot to do much Mightly Mouse work. I have managed to get kayaking on the Rivanna River once each work break. I’ve been up the Jumping Branch of the river into the Ivy Creek Natural area until the Branch got too shallow to continue. Last trip I saw 2 great blue herons, a muskrat, a doe drinking from the branch not 12 ft. from me, about 4 dozen Canada geese, a dozen or so Mallard ducks, more turtles than I could easily count and a selection of birds I couldn’t quite identify. Yesterday I went up the river itself half way to the Earlysville bridge and saw a nice 6 point buck, an adult great blue heron, a juvenile great blue heron, half a hundred Canada geese, several dozen mallard ducks, a whole convention of turtles at a bend in the river and 3 kingfishers. I’ve working on improving my paddling skills, the Rivanna where I’m kayaking is impounded so there’s no current to speak of. I’ve got basic straight forward and staying centered down, working on tight turns. I don’t think I’m ready for moving water yet.
I’ve also been helping friends in Staunton ready their house for sale. Their new kitchen cabinet doors have been primed, sanded, various little voids filled and given their first coat of paint. Its going slowly in part because they have me using oil based paint and its taking 6 to 8 hours for the paint to dry. So I can only work on one coat on one side of the doors a day. They need another light sanding & a second coat of paint before I can deliver them. Saturday I spent at their place removing wall to wall carpet, wall to wall carpet padding & the nail strips used to hold wall to wall carpet in place. Uufda. Once the carpets & carpet strips were up we chilled for a bit, had dinner & then headed out for the local fireworks. Not a bad day all in all, not bad at all.
Happy Birthday to the USA and here’s to a good July & August for all my friends.
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