weather is the only reason we’re ordered to take shelter

Apr 14, 2024

Sunday is the day of rest. But because it’s spring, I’ll be resting my butt on the seat of a lawnmower today. It’s amazing how quickly growing grass can get ahead of you in springtime.

You have to plan yardwork between days of rain.

Even if that first sunny day — after days of rain — falls on Sunday, you mow and whack weeds anyway. Summer chores don’t care what day it is.

a perfect day for yardwork

And although I might complain about it, I am grateful that I’m not worrying about Russia moving a supersonic missile warship near rural Crothersville. There’s no threat of drone attacks and weather is the only reason we’re ordered to take shelter around here.

The world is a scary place right now, isn’t it?

Now you know: Israel is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria and Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the south. Covering an area of only 8,522 square miles, Israel is smaller than the US state of Massachusetts and only one-fifth the size of the state of Kentucky.