After taking Abby to the doctor for a check-up, she and I had a fairly down afternoon. It was hot out, and Abby was off her feed, so we napped, and I burned a few DVDs. As evening approached, however, I started feeling the need to be useful, physically active, and outdoors.

I grabbed the limb lopper and headed toward Dorothy’s place. I knew that despite pruning some of the limbs in that direction the other day, there were still a few that needed attention.

Long story short: I must have lopped literally a ton of branches, all of which I dragged off, some for the goats, but most to the brush pile. It took me all of two hours.

The denouement for the evening was to give Jean-Claude Grand Am a bath. Hint: your car doesn’t get its cleanest unless you dry it.