July 4th & later, 2017

     July 4th was Independence Day here in the U.S.A. Some of my neighbors shot off (illegal in city limits) fireworks, there was a huge display at the base ball park but I and mine slept through it all.
     I spent most of the day July 4th moving sand. Ergo, I have almost all of the truckload I bought shoveled and wheel barrowed to where I want it. It has been a mighty task, I must admit with all the rain we've had as of late.

     The other day I saw my neighbor, Mack out cutting roots of a Bradford pear tree he'd had cut down so I went over to chat. Seems his brother owns a dirt pit and hauling service so Mack will ask his brother about bringing me a load. I think the folks what brought me the sand want some $150.00 for "brown dirt". If  Mack's brother can deliver for $149.00 you know I'll save a buck!

     I'm still trying to get my riding mower/garden tractor running again. Even with a fully charged battery, it never seems to have enough voltage or amperage to crank so I'm thinking about taking my truck battery to try and jump start it.

     None of my gardens are doing exceptionally except my herb garden. The rest are doing fairly to poorly. I've started a dozen or so more cups of assorted tomato seeds. The amazing thing is what God plants in my garden or back yard. Where I had my ducks & geese I have bountiful things  never planted. The sunflowers probably came from their feed. But squashes, tomato and watermelon? I have no idea who other than God could have planted them where they are doing so much better than anything I myself planted.
     IT seems almost like Biblical gifts sideways that where and what I sow in my gardens, I reap not. Where God sows, I do reap. He does indeed work in strange and mysterious ways .I'll not question Him nor His ways. I'll just accept His blessings when and wherever I  find them.

     I'll work more on getting my mower/little tractor and my tiller working again. I've a trailer to haul dirt w/ my tractor. With my tiller I can turn the soil (and the "new dirt" ) . All I can ask is God bless the soil and my efforts.