A day of wandering thoughts

My plan for this morning was to do laundry and some grocery shopping.  However, last night just before sunset I heard a ruckus outside.

Turns out that Dean had arrived with a Ditch Witch to dig a trench for the new 50 amp electrical cable.  It has been lying on top of the ground for several weeks, and I guess he finally decided to bury it today.

I cancelled my plan to go anywhere today so I could be around to make sure I got my DISH cable out of the way.  It didn’t take him long to dig the very long trench since the soil here is very sandy with no rocks.  The only obstacles are tree roots, and the witch went right through them.  I expected that he would then get the cable underground and fill in the ditch.  So, I waited around to make sure nothing of mine was in the way.  That never happened.  Now there are a couple of hundred yard long ditches dug out, but the cable hasn’t been buried yet.  Don’t know what effect tonight’s forecasted rain might have on that.

My friend, Jack, would say that it’s just another example of how this campground is just a hobby for Dean.  That may be, but very soon I will have to make a decision of whether or not to return here next year.  I don’t have very many choices this close to my daughter’s house.  My mind keeps flipping back and forth over this decision.

On the rats with fluffy tails front, it’s probably a good thing I stayed home today.  Emma and I stood guard all day reminding these buggers that we’re home now.  No more welfare meals and feeder destruction for the time being.

I’ve also been thinking about the cookout next week.  Both of my brothers are coming and one of their wives.  If Robyn doesn’t have to do a life vest fitting, she and the grandgirls will also come.  I need to decide if I’ll ask them to help me take down some Christmas lights that surround a good portion of the site, but don’t work.  I think they’re ugly, but I’m a little reluctant to climb up on a ladder to get them down myself without someone around.  My balance just isn’t what it used to be.

The other day I included a collage of water lily pictures that I took at the Chicago Botanic Garden in one of my posts.  I decided to use that collage as my laptop background, and I found that I just can’t stop looking at the middle picture in the collage.  I just love the reflection in the little pool of rainwater on the pad, and the shadow of the bloom on the pad and water.  I really like it, and it isn’t even a picture of a bird. 

Thanks for stopping by… talk to you later,  Judy