Finished listening to: The Mercy of Gods by James S. A. Corey 📚 🎧 4 stars. This is the first book in a new series. It’s well-written, and I’ll be looking for the next installment. If you are depressed by the recent election you can read this and think “At least the aliens haven’t invaded yet.”
Finished reading: The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness 📚 3 stars. I have enjoyed reading this series including this latest book. However, I don’t feel like the plot is well developed. This book struck me as “these are all the things that happened to us on our summer vacation.”
Finished reading: The fragile threads of power by V. E. Schwab 📚4 stars. This is a long one, but an enjoyable read. Several plot lines are developed which come together at the end while setting up the next book in the series.
Replacing this old half-buried sidewalk has been on my todo list for years. Nice weather this month finally allowed me to finish it.
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Nice sunset tonight.
The Arkansas Black tree is going to have a nice harvest of apples this year.
The Golden Delicious is no slacker this year either.
It was a nice day to turn the manure pile.
Currently reading: The Fragile Threads of Power by V. E. Schwab 📚
The temperature was down to 25° last night. The gardening season is done.
Mother Nature put on a sky show this morning while I was doing chores.
Dust storm imminent.
In today’s mail my wife received a letter from President Biden. I received a toy catalog from Walmart.
It occurred to me that I spend more time thinking about writing than I spend writing. I need to reverse that.
Finished reading: Still the Sun by Charlie N Holmberg 📚I really enjoyed this book. While the main character was solving the mystery that made up the plot, I was trying to solve the mystery of the main character. It came to a satisfying ending.
I subscribed to Peacock to watch the Olympics. They did a fine job, and we enjoyed it. Now that the games are over I was able to cancel the subscription with 3 clicks. All subscription services should be like that.
Wild days in the inland northwest.
Voting
My wife and I spent an enjoyable couple of hours sitting on our patio and discussing our choices for office on the Washington State primary ballot. There are a large number of candidates running for state and federal offices. In Washington the top two candidates in the primary for each office go on to the general election without regard to political affiliation. After our discussion we filled out our ballots and took them out to the mailbox. This is a relaxed and efficient way to vote.
We have alot of canola in bloom around us this year.
I spent the day installing new flooring in our house. I found the work left me with a sense of well being and satisfaction.
Taken on a windy day at beach
