WE'VE ALL HAD A DAY LIKE THIS HAVEN'T WE?! SOMETIMES THINGS JUST GO LIKE THAT. THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY I FEEL EVERYTIME I PULL UP TO THE GAS PUMP AND FILLER UP!!

OUR WEATHER HAS COOLED A BIT AND WE HAVE TAKEN A FEW WALKS THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD DURING THE WEEKEND. AND OF COURSE WE ARE VERY HAPPY THAT THE NOISY 4TH IS OVER WITH. YOU TEND TO FORGET HOW WONDERFUL THE SILENCE AND CALM CAN BE UNTIL THE SKIES AND AIR ARE FILLED WITH FLASHING LIGHTS AND SOUNDS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO GUN FIRE. AH, QUIET BLISS! OUR NEXT EVENT TO USHER IN THE LOUD NOISES WILL BE HUNTING SEASON EARLY THIS FALL. THAT IS ONE DRAWBACK TO LIVING SO NEAR THE FOREST..ALL THE HUNTERS AND THEIR GUN FIRE. OH WELL, THAT'S LIFE AS WE KNOW IT HERE IN OUR BEAUTIFUL VALLEY.