Not planning on it Sally...it is too dang hot to do that too often. But we had a crew coming out to put new siding on the back of the house and had four 30-40 foot tall hackberry trees growing against the edge of a trellis that we needed to take down to get it away from the house so they could work. So we fired up the chainsaw and got out the loppers and got to work. We originally pictured it as taking about 4 hours. Instead it took two solid days working from about 9am to 6pm with a few breaks here and there.

But the new siding and all over paint job looks so nice and the back yard is so open again! So I guess it was worth it. Next task is putting edging and stone borders with mulch around 11 trees and cleaning the excess pickerel weed out of the pond. Might wait a couple of weeks for it to cool down before tackling those tasks.

We did manage to go out and do a group ride a few weekends ago and managed to get in 44 miles before 11 am. I was so ready to go hit our usual BBQ place for lunch like we always have in the past. Imagine my disappointment when my wife pointed out that they weren't even open yet... Guess I will have to ride slower next time.

Walked 2 miles today and it started to rain, so I short cutted thru a yard and made my way home. a rain walker I am not.