The view out of the back yard this morning was pretty nice …
And the view on the drive back to the house this afternoon was pretty fine, too …
Imagine having that tree in your yard. What incantations, what chemicals must you put in the ground to get that brilliant shade of orange? How they must look forward to these few weeks late in each summer. How they must hope the fall last longer than it does with a view like that.
We were going to go for a bike ride after work in the last light of the day. We left the house through the back door and pedaled our bikes to the front of the yard and there was a car in our driveway. A car that was not ours.
It’s weird when there are unexpected cars in your drive or in front of your yard. I thought I was going to get to give a stranger directions, or a suggestion to go anywhere else.
Turns out it was my step-father. He was scheduled to come up tomorrow, but he came a day early. More Rick time! We went to Menards. I started doing math after I was writing yesterday about how much by-hand sanding I still have to go on my current project and thought: there’s ways around that. So I picked up an orbital sander and some extra sandpaper while I was there.
I got a text to get more lightbulbs. One whole quarter of the store, which is huge, features light fixtures and light bulbs. There are entirely too many choices. Dimmable was the request, and that’s it. So I bought six white, dimmable, LEDs. Because I like the white lights. Or at least I think I do. Later I learned that we prefer the softer, yellow lights. So I guess I’m on the fence about light color, after all.
So we didn’t get a bike ride in, but we got more Rick time, and the sander I didn’t think I would have the chance to pick up and I got a delicious burger for dinner. Plus more Rick time!
