The squirrels raid the bird feeders AND they tear up my planters. Yesterday, I noted the demise of a beautiful white Begonia. ~~ Squirrels have their own feeder!!

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Once an RVer, always an RVer?!

Hundreds of things I should be doing inside my air-conditioned twenty-seven foot Carriage 5th-wheel trailer. However, this afternoon, I’ve spent hours searching the Internet for a reasonably priced small travel trailer. I’m waiting for an answer from the owner of this Scamp. ~~ I’m very familiar with this type of light-weight fiberglass trailer because I had a Trillium many years ago. ~~ Keeping my fingers crossed!!

See follow up: Lorraine’s “in love” — NOT!!

A day without repetitious pictures and comments.

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I have the best intention!! Seriously!! Sorry, I couldn’t think of anything to write!!

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Postscript, same day (2 o’clock), same place: Saw this on Facebook.

It’s 8:40 as I type this. I worked in the yard for a couple of hours. Ditto yesterday: Watered plants, pulled weeds, filled bird feeders, etc. As soon as the sun started to blanket its golden rays on everything, it got “sticky” hot. I’m a “wimp”; I was forced indoors.

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I’m also “daffy, daffy, daffy”!! Whom do you know that would clean rain barrels? I’ve been shuttling back and forth, indoors and outdoors, washing the inside of a rain barrel. Second barrel later?! ~~ Makes sense to me: Rain water supply was depleted; clean prior to future rains. ~~ Despite the heat, I continually dash outdoors to “do” a few things and then retreat to the air-conditioned trailer.

(I really am “daffy” [you know?] because I don’t clean the inside of my KIA and/or 5th-wheel trailer.)

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Livingston, TX (77351) Weather

Impossible to spend any length of time outdoors!!
I’m playing “catch up” with indoor projects!!

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Much too hot to be outdoors in the yard.  So I planted the Mandevilla slip in a small planter that will eventually go into a large outdoor planter. If this formerly broken branch thrives, I’ve gained a $20.00 plant.

Mandevilla “parent” plant on the left. ~~ Click each picture to enlarge for better viewing.

Re: “Much too hot”… it is now 85 degrees inside my trailer home–at 2:25–and I’m so lethargic. A/C is working but not optimum performance? ~~ Livingston current weather.

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…that survived too much rain and too much heat.

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Maybe check my blog message Watching them grow. Since that earlier blog, some plants have gone to plant heaven due to too much rain water and too much heat and humidity. Gardening in Texas is 100% different from gardening in North Carolina!!

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Postscript, Saturday, July 18, 2015, 9:15 AM: I spent a couple of hours in the garden before it got hot and “sticky.” Plants were watered, weeds were pulled, and neglected Hummingbird-Trumpet vine was forcibly encouraged to climb the tree. (It wanted to crawl rather than climb. It was “neglected” because other gardening projects took priority. I’m eager for it to bloom–for my Hummingbird friends.)

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From the Internet.

Good Gopher now open. ~~ Good Gopher.

Interesting information about Jade Helm. One maneuver will be (or is) in the Livingston area.

During interviews, a dear old gentleman named Dr. Eby often said “Did you read the book?” He was referring to the Bible. I thought of him, and his statement, when I read the manual for the air-conditioner.

My air-conditioner manual said to push a small sharp object into a reset hole after installing new batteries. So I did… and think it improved the operation of the remote control. Having that success, I checked for an obscure little hole in battery compartment of my indoor/outdoor thermometer weather station. My “sharp object” is a long, skinny “finish” nail. Almost immediately, the long-time blank area for outdoor temperature appeared. (Blank since I replaced batteries.) Hallelujah!! (When all else fails, read the manual.)

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I worked briefly in the garden but was forced indoors by the heat and humidity. “Yes, 96 degrees in the sunshine.”

I’ve been frustrated by lack of outdoor weather information. I’ve “looked” at a possible replacement but considered it a frivolous expense and did not purchase.

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