Thursday, August 23rd - the sonic boom

The pleasant 16' we have this morning will make way for a sticky 25' later and more sunshine. Yesterday was the same  but there was a bit of a breeze so it was pretty much the perfect day.  As I finished my blog yesterday morning, I turned and this is the sky that was outside my living room window. I had to run outside and take a picture, it was so beautiful.

Wednesday's sunrise

One of the advantages of where our dealership is located, is it's close proximity to the airport. If you're waiting for someone to arrive by airplane, you can literally wait until you see the plane coming in for a landing then leave, still getting to the airport before they reach the terminal.  Well, yesterday the Blue Angel that was here the day before,  took off with quite a roar. Trouble is by the time you hear the sound, which seemed to almost shake the building as it went over, it was just a speck in the sky. They move so very quickly. Then later in the afternoon four others arrived, all at one time. This time you could both see and hear them as they swooped past.  It was quite the sight. Today will be more of the same as the Snowbirds arrive in town.  There are distinct advantages to the huge windows we have - I have a front row seat for the entire thing.

The golfers were home when I got home from work yesterday, after having had a good day.  We were having a really easy supper of lobster bisque and steamed mussels. Lloyd did the soup when he got home and the plan was to steam the mussels after we were finished the soup. We were just sitting down to the first course when the roar of a Harley could be heard coming up the lane. The Van Gaals arrived to see if there was anything that Lloyd needed a hand with.  We finished our soup and then the guys went outside to pack down the bottom of the post holes with a large pole. There was some discussion about just how to proceed but they've come up with a plan they are both happy with. We girls stayed inside where there were not mosquitoes.

The pounding pole - Both guys scattered as soon as they saw me coming with the camera

Once it was pretty much too dark to work and they had pounded the last hole, they came in and had a cup of tea and then left. By the time we finished our mussels and had a bit of dessert, it was time for bed. Once again, we have to say thanks to Bernie for having perfect timing and showing up just when you need a helping hand.