Things are finally getting moist again, with 1/2″ of rain on Tuesday, another 1.5″ on Friday and Saturday. The only pigs we saw this trip were a group of 12 small 50lb juveniles. I managed to pick off 5 during the week, so we should be down to 7. Have run out of 6.5 Creedmoor ammo and had to start using the .243 with the Pulsar night vision scope. The shelves at Academy are completely bare, and none of the on-line stores have any 6.5 ammo in stock. Was able to order some subsonic ammo, and when I got home managed to order some regular 6.5 ammo from Cabelas. Ammo has become the new toilet paper.
Managed to finish rebuilding the shooting stand on the NE Feeder. The original was built with an OSB front and deck and was rotting away, so I rebuilt it with a 3/4″ plywood front and 2×6 deck.
On Tuesday night, we celebrated the 33rd anniversary of our first date at Christophers. This was only the second time we have been out to a restaurant since the start of the pandemic. Both dinners were at Christophers. We won’t know for a few more days if it was worth the risk, but Laurel started feeling bad on Wednesday evening. By the next morining all was better, but we both agreed that there would be no more restaurant visits until we had the vaccine.
Had a little coon problem this week as one of our porch puppies became a little too fond of sleeping in the garage of the ranch house. We chased him out at least three times, but he still managed to sneak back in and spend a couple of nights in the attic. Finally managed to trap him and provide a free mule ride to the east shores of Gibbons Creek.
We will be home through next Sunday, and will be anxious to get back up there to enjoy the cooler weather. The forecast calls for the temps to dip to 27 degrees in 72 hours. Temps were bumping 80 degrees this week and even the black racers were out enjoying the heat.
