I remain a fan of the Oura ring — it’s the best health tracker on the market in my opinion. Its battery lasts days and it provides more information than you can glean from any watch. Although my band is scratched and looking rough from this summer’s projects, it never fails to give advice.
I love sunsets and detest sun rises.
I’ve never been an early riser or one that gets up raring to go. Ever. Here lately, I’ve been going to bed too late and getting up too early. My Oura ring keeps nagging me about not adhering to my chronotype (body clock) and how I need to regulate my sleep schedule. I roll my eyes and wonder how people do it.
My favorite granddaughter was here this weekend. Now that school is back in session, she’s in the habit of going to bed early. 100 years ago when I was in school, weekends were for sleeping until noon. Not Coco! She was stomping around by 5:30 AM this morning. 🥱
That yearly diet we fondly call “fat chicks” is back on.
Jerilyn, Katie and I do a diet every year. We share a ‘feet on scales’ photo every week and the one that fails hardest buys dinner for all at St. Elmos Steakhouse. I’m competitive. I didn’t even want to do it this year but here I sit… starving and sleepy.
I should’ve been a dog. They love to get up early, sleep off and on all day, and stay up until the last human retires at night. Their food intake is controlled by someone else. That routine might work for me.
Now you know: The kissing scene in the movie, Fireproof, had to be filmed in silhouette so that Kirk Cameron’s real wife could stand in for the actress who played his on-screen wife. Kirk refuses to kiss anyone other than his wife.
Pictured above is a #1 asshole that not only picked off one of the yellow flowers from the hummingbird feeder so his fat beak would fit inside to enjoy the nectar, but he also runs off all the little hummers trying to drink.
It’s no wonder this year’s hummingbirds look so small and scruffy. 🙁
Right now, the bully is winning. That happens sometimes in life — and in nature.
And just like when human bullies are around, there are some that simply sit on the sidelines and take it all in.
Now you know: Around 40% of people have never had a nosebleed.
It sure seems like summer is just getting started when in fact, it’s coming to a close.
School is starting across the state. My granddaughter starts tomorrow (August 1), and the school local to me begins the following day — almost a full month earlier than when I went to school.
The Jackson County Fair is over and the Indiana State Fair begins on Friday… the day after many kids are back in school. That’s crazy, isn’t it?
Visual proof of where we are within the summer season…
My rural privacy fence — Mr. Farmer’s corn field — has tasseled and the silks have appeared. This marks the end of the growth period and the beginning of the reproductive stage. The tassels (the male part of the corn) is out there shedding pollen to fertilize the silks (the female part) on the ears. Harvest will be happening in the blink of an eye.
I love fall… but I love summer more. Even with required grass mowing, I still prefer summer over every other Indiana season.
For southern Indiana, peak fall foliage is mid to late October.
There’s still time to enjoy summer in the Hoosier state. I’m not ready to roll it up just yet — even though my granddaughter can’t join me for sunny days in the pool after this week.
Now you know: ‘River monster’ on Animal Planet ended as the host, Jeremy, said they’ve run out of monsters to uncover.
I keep a full hummingbird feeder here all the time. While the Pesky Neighbors — and even my friend in Scipio — have multiple feeder options, I’ve stuck with just one. Last year, it was like grand central station and it seemed like the hummers were fatter.
Here we are in July, and all I’m getting are lil’ bitty guys!
Remember Brad? (Post about the friendly hummer here.) He was here all summer and ate multiple times every day. He wasn’t afraid of humans or dogs and would often fly under the table’s umbrella to check us out.
The dude in the above photo is afraid he’s being checked out as a dinner option by someone around here. 😉
Now you know: In Thailand, if your spouse cheats on you, you can legally sue their lover for damages and can receive up to 5,000,000 THB ($140,000 USD) or more under Section 1523 of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code.
There’s plenty to do in the summer when your home is in a rural area. So much mowing… weeding… outside work… and all that takes up a great deal of time.
The sights and sounds are totally different in the country too. Yesterday afternoon, I heard a roaring sound and at first I wasn’t sure what it was. Then I looked to the sky.
Here’s something you won’t see in the city:
I love watching crop dusters do their job. Not once did I ever see a low flying plane while living in Seymour. Heck, I couldn’t even see a horizon there.
I’ll admit, these types of flights make me a bit nervous because they go so low and bank so steep. I wouldn’t want to be a passenger, for sure.
I was just happy to be an observer with my feet on the ground. 🙂
Now you know: In 2015, a Louisiana man was arrested for drunkenly riding a horse on a highway. When detained, he said, “The horse knows the way home” and the sheriff concluded it did not constitute DUI.
