It's strawberry time!

 June 29, 2013 – Saturday

59 degrees/rainy/breezy

Pentoga Road

The rain gauge is showing another .2 of an inch of moisture received overnight. I’m not sure what that brings the weekly total to, but it has to be somewhere between three and four inches. The long term forecast is calling for a coming week filled with sunny skies, low humidity, and temperatures in the low 70’s. Perfect.

Friday was a catchall day. I attempted to sneak to one of my favorite lakes for an hour or two of fishing, but wasn’t out of town before the local constable had me pulled over saying the lights on the boat trailer weren’t connected. Stupid me. I’d been working on them the night before and had wires dragging on the ground. I’d failed to tie them up so it was very obvious the trailer lights weren’t and couldn’t work. I thanked him for the courtesy stop, drove around the block and came back home.

I went to Iron River for some small things I needed to mount the new lights onto the boat trailer. The rest of the day was spent planning, welding brackets, running wire, and installing the new lights. I ran into a few snags, but quickly discovered that if I read the diagram that came with the lights, progress was made much more quickly.

Every boat trailer I’ve ever been associated with has eventually suffered from having the lights repeatedly submerged under water; even those that are supposedly waterproof. I decided to mount the newest set high on the guide bars that were installed last year. Hopefully they’ll work for a season or two.

We met Mark, Sheri, and Sarah, last night at Mr. T’s and enjoyed a good meal and better company. Sargie had deep fried fish. I decided to take a walk on the wild side of life and devour a super nacho platter.

I’ve not had more than an hour or two of uninterrupted sleep for the past six weeks. Before going to bed, I took a Tylenol PM, promptly feel asleep at 10, woke once during the night, then fell immediately back asleep until 8 this morning. Amazing what a good night’s sleep will do for one’s energy level and personality. I feel like a new man!

I’m not sure what’s on the agenda for today. The strawberries are coming on strong. We’ve talked about going fishing, but it’s a bit breezy. Tomorrow’s forecast looks better. Other than that, Sargie said she’d run the Ford tractor and help me bring in the lumber that’s been covered in the yard before the barn was paved. I’m getting anxious to close that chapter until I build the shop in later this summer.

The yard needs mowing… again, but I need to get gas. So much to do, so little of me. But then, you know, a man’s work is never done.

So are the tales from Pentoga Road…