I will eventually head out for a bike ride, but this morning I decided to enjoy my backyard peace and quiet first, and of course my email. (it was quiet too until my neighbor fired up his lawnmower, oy vey, he’ll eventually finish)
Skaha Lake, early before the rush
Skies are blue, and it will be in mid 30’s again today, which is an encouragement to take a dip in Skaha lake.
Yesterday my son was sitting back here and he observed a visitor we rarely catch sight of – racoons! A Momma and four young’uns had climbed our plum tree and he got video! The Momma rose up on her hind legs probably to warn him not to get close, and he wisely stayed back. Fairly quickly she decided it was time to go (they’ll be back) and she called the kids down. They zipped down and they exited with style, single file along the top of the backyard fence, Momma and three little ones, and one tardy one finally sidling along to follow his Momma.
I have observed now several days in a row, a deer slurping through my neighbor’s apricots, she took the low ones she could get by standing on her hind legs and now she is eating the ground falls. The juice squirts out her mouth but I am sure she enjoys the extra fluids in the heat. (sorry no pics as I have observed her on my bike rides)
This morning’s inspiration came from another blogger, the homeplaceweb.com click here. She had on her blog – a song of the day by Nat King Cole- Roll Out Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer.
Red Velvet Sunflowers in front of my garage
I suppose as I listened,I was inspired to enjoy the waning days of summer, sure it is hot now but we get all seasons here so I best enjoy this one while I still can.
Those days of soda and pretzels and beer
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
Dust off the sun and moon and sing a song of cheer
Then lock the house up, now you’re set
And on the beach you’ll see the girls in their bikinis
As cute as ever but they never get ’em wet
Those days of soda and pretzels and beer
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
You’ll wish that summer could always be here
Lastly, for anyone interested, here is the blog post about my first date, now 40 years ago! – Love at First Bite or Falling off a Dock in the bay.
Thank you everyone for all the comments recently, I am really feeling the joy. I am feeling better now than I have for more than ten years, thanks to my amazing donor and my kidney transplant four months ago on April 24. Big change from being on dialysis – see my hospital video about dialysis here.
Wishes of lemonade and ice cream to you! – David
Life and Random Thinking 
I love watching the deer eat the fruit. And I like raccoons too but they can get pesky. 🙂
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The deer are tame and here year round, but mostly I like seeing them. Yesterday a young fawn with spots looked adorable on a bike ride.
Raccoons can be dangerous, you don’t want to accidentally get in their space.
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Thanks for reminding me that I have ice cream. Or, I think I do…better check to see if the kids ate it all. 🙂
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Ice cream is something that is eaten mysteriously in the night here.
FYI I edited this post and added a link about my dialysis.
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Glad your feeling like your old self David!
both racoons and deer “can” be trouble. If you have a dog off leash and it harasses a Doe with her fawn,she will stomp the dog! Talk to the folks in Oak bay (Victoria). They’ve shot all the predators causing the deer population to explode! Many dogs have gotten stomped. Now they want a cull on the deer to protect their poor dogs.
Racoons are rarely solely and hey can injure a dog/person very quickly when threatened. Deceptively cute and the main reason why they are dangerous! “How could something so cute be dangerous”….
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I truly am Wayne, thank you for your well wishes. Wild animals can be dangerous if not given their safety bubble.
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Thanks for the shout-out David! And here I thought no one ever looked at my blog’s homepage. I am a big fan of the oldies but goodies, and last summer I posted A Summer Playlist, with some more oldies you might enjoy. Because summer should have a soundtrack! https://thehomeplaceweb.com/2018/08/02/summer-playlist/
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Perhaps you have muse potential 😁
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HA! Can I get paid for that?!
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Do you like blueberry pancakes? 🐒
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Yes, but I live in Ontario and they would be stale by the time Fed-ex delivered them!
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I’m working on a teleporter!
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Or perhaps Drone delivery?
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PS. I watched your dialysis video….how wonderful you got a new kidney and are feeling great again!
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Better than i have for a decade, it was a slow slide losing my previous and a miracle of friendship that made a new transplant available.
Thank you for watching and sharing!
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As a retired health professional I wish more people would sign donor cards….it’s such a waste when there are so many people waiting when it could make such a big difference in someone’s life.
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Absolutely. I visit the dialysis ward on my checkup days, some of the younger ones are missing out on family and work time, gradually being ground down by dialysis three times per week
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The part of your video that I felt was so moving and important was your statement that the transplant allowed you to have a career, and a family, and a life. Most people don’t stop to think about that affecting a younger person. The dialysis patients always said they were totally wiped out/tired on dialysis days, and needed to conserve their energy the other days.
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You are a strong listener. Sadly almost no one understands that dialysis is life support only, without it patients die quickly.
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I remember hearing that song on the radio many years ago. It’s still memorable! Thanks for sharing.
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It’s a nice tune, right? I like Nat King Cole and one of my favorites is L-O-V-E. L is for the way you look at me…. O is for (and so on)
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Yes, that’s a great one too 🙂
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