Mother Nature's artistic touch.
Some people avoid this canopied section just ahead. But I look forward to it.
Saturday, July 25
Bike trail
This morning I walked the trail alone. I have Keri's company usually on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday but today Keri has two of her grandson's visiting. I must admit I have only been walking the trail on the days I have Keri's company so today was an exception. I listened to a book and took some pictures. It is very hot with a heat advisory so I pretty much had the trail to myself.
Project update 7/25/2020
The wood part has begun. Butch helps Russ as much as he can but the truth of the matter is that he tends to do too much and then not only suffers but is unable to help and feels as though he is making no progress as far as his repaired femur is concerned. They told him at the git-go it would be at least 6 months before he could consider it healed and I am certain that meant if he behaved himself. I know it is hard for him to sit back and let others do stuff he was always able to do but he needs to learn or his old age is not going to be as much fun.
Our friend Russ is cut from the same cloth and does far more than he should as well. Hopefully, between the two of them and some help from others along the way, they will get this building built.
Here is the last series of pictures.
Wednesday, July 22
Project update 7/22/2020
Today was the day for the cement poor. The first big step has been taken. The first workers arrived shortly after 6:00 AM this morning. I knew Butch would want to know what was happening but I waited till 7:00AM to wake him.
Butch was focused and didn't have any idea I was taking his picture. That is his sparsely haired head in the center bottom of the picture
Pecan Bill
Our dear friend Bill Stilson, also known as Pecan Bill has passed away. Not from Covid which is always the question these days. Bill had a stroke many years ago and has dealt with the results of that the remainder of his life. And he dealt with that very well.
One of the ways he used his time was buying pecans in bulk and then picking and packing them to sell at the monthly garage sales in Magnolia Park in South Texas. Most days a walk by their patio would find him sitting at his table working on his pecans but he always took time to visit. Thus his nickname, Pecan Bill.
Bill was a happy person, always ready with a joke. He loved to hear them too. Always a fun and happy guy, never dwelling on the difficulties he endured that the rest of us never had to. He has been missed this past year especially, being the first year in twenty that he did not go to Texas. But he will be missed far into the future as well.
Getting a Haircut
34 deaths in one day!
This took place in Hidalgo County Texas which happens to be the county we are located in when we go south for the winter. The hospital Butch was in when he broke his leg is undoubtedly overwhelmed by the sheer numbers and the other hospitals as well.
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