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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Block Party

This photo was taken at Sunday's annual Argenta Neighborhood Boosters block party. We had it in the empty lot next to our house. Becky is the current Booster President. The party was a lot of fun, but she is relieved it is over. There was a break in the rain for the party but it is still raining. The keg was in our back yard, so I had raked and mowed in preparation for the party. But other than that I haven't been in the yard.
I am tempted to go through the pictures and find something to write about, but I want this publication to give an accurate reflection of what I do in the yard. I have not done much of anything in the longest while. I am forced to spend time in recovery from the work I did for this party. I feel more active, but the activity has the price of pain. I get these thoughts that if I am not careful something could go "pop" in my lower spine and all my gains could be instantly lost.
This has been a very wet fall. I think I heard on the weather last night that it has rained 19 days out of the last 30 days. I have also been busy with things that have kept me out of the yard. I am way out of touch with the work. However, I have this plan that I created in the summer. I can just go back to that and keep working to get the things done that I want to have done by the New Year.

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