Then one day I sat on my pocket balcony with my first cup of coffee. I was sitting in my new blue fabric sling chair. I had to throw away one of my first, since the fabric finally split along the weakest point. The new one was somewhat itchy fabric, but I think that might go away with time.
These are the sights I see from my pocket on the second story.
I like seeing the squirrels play sometimes, but there are many fewer than in the past. And it was good to see the lilies of the valley snugged up under that old maple tree. Drainage pipes from the roof gutters are strewn about.
Our current landscape crew follows the corporate instructions to prune drastically and then cut little ditches next to the sidewalks, which are crazy dangerous for people on wheels who might run a bit over the edges.
This is the downstairs neighbor from my view...next door balcony is her entryway roof. She also has some great plants.
I finally hung up the little windchime, but seldom hear it because most of the time the windows are closed to the heat.
My next door neighbor's balcony shows her green thumb.
You can see one of our air conditioning units...we each have one in the living room and bedrooms. What my son brought up has made me wonder ever since. Why isn't there any drain for the air conditioning?
The first of my second batch of blooms on this orchid. Another plant has also sent up a stem with buds. The heat is good for something!
So glad to say goodbye to July. Well, some things have been good. But I'd like to skip it next year, ok?
Today's quote:
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not. |
RALPH WALDO EMERSON From the old photos album:  Sons Marty and Russ preparing the wedding decorations to go on the stage in the bar where Marty and Barb were married. The bar usually had a boxing logo on the back of the stage.  |
