wednesday's words and wonderings and wanderings

This past week was spent taking advantage of the nice weather and working around the house. Our bushes around the patio grew as high as the gutters. I was tired of looking out my kitchen window and having a view of a wall of leaves and it was time to chop them down by about half. It was a lot of work. I did try using a chainsaw but my arms tired quickly and I didn't have confidence using that noisy, heavy saw. My lopper was sharp and took care of branches one at a time. Todd used the chainsaw to cut the branches that were too thick for the loppers. I lost count of the many, many trips to take the branches to the dump and the city's yard debris center. It didn't take long for the guys at both places to recognize my car and wave me through.

Friday we went downtown to the Montgomery County Board of Elections for early voting. After casting our ballots, we took a walk around downtown. Dayton's bike ride share racks are empty. Too many bikes were stolen or broken and the powers-that-be made the decision to discontinue this program. Sigh.

Saturday was the end-of-season party for all the employees at Treadway Gardens. We followed this vintage Chevy truck for a couple miles as we made our way to the farm. A beautiful sunset graced the sky as we ate the good food that everyone brought and shared some of our favorite moments from the five months that we worked there. My boss, Stephanie, brought her guitar and played some sing-along music. One of the sweetest moments was seeing her grandchildren sit around her and add their charming voices.