🪩 XVII of VII - much clearer .....

  🪩 .... the view from the window seat. Eternal Blue has patches [ rain is possible ]. I think the hope is that some rain may wash out the smoke particles  ... however, the supply of particulate is large and circulating.
might take some time for the air to return to previous quality

not much planned. so far, ochazuke and typing is the order of the day. sleepy.

above the bass from Wed fishing. enhanced by AI or Google photo edit [ I think, the bass looks good the guy not so

 

All right, we're reporting

 accomplishments today include trimming the dogwood out front. It was running rampant, bushy long, obstructing the path so I thought I should do something about it. It felt good,to you know, just get something done

. I managed to take apart the $10 baitcaster reel that A ,,,  had bought for me and I managed to bird nest it up and render it useless in about 3 minutes last Wednesday out on the water.

 Well it turns out I could not have fixed it there because the line had actually gotten behind the spool onto the spindle and there had to be 20 wraps so it got wound up pretty tight.

 I managed to take the offside cover apart and put the spindle and spool back together again and .......  it still works which is kind of amazing

🕌 Jul 16

  🕌... air in the ' boro is much improved. not out of the woods yet. smoke and haze can cycle around and be on us. the Jet Stream has picked up this ' cloud ' of smoke and is porting the whole shebang - hither and yon

sleepy and doing the ochazuke thing, wake up and hydrate. coffee is brewed and sitting
it seems that my body and mind doesn't respond well to a 3AM start to the day

unfortunately, fishing was so successful - yes - we might do the early fishing shtick again

I can taste the air today

exercise completed

Lunch date at Magic Noodle. .... follow up, Shrimp Won Ton and noodles - excellent 

🧶 ...smoke on the water ... 15 / Jul

🧶.... or the scene, this day on the ' bee. Wildfires are sending their signals south to us. Hazy and slightly orange or reddish. sunlight muted and distant
.... fishing ' on fire ' sorry - bad pun. We began slow, [ for 5 minutes ] then WL .. got a 2 - 2 1/2 lb er. D... followed minute later. Me, nada ... .til a baby pike 20 inches grabbed my chicken rig.

w / , WL ... having success w / a plastic stick bait,  I switched to a pink Strike King stick.

For the next 20 minutes, I pulled in three largemouth, the biggest 3# +.
we managed some little stuff for fun

an hour later, I had two more hit, maybe a # er and another lm at 2 1/2 #

the new trolley arrangement balked twice and we had anxiety issues aligning the boat and trolley  . however, 3 guys got it done

lunch was at Starr Burger, not cheap, but ' oh, so tasty ' - thankyou Whitby !

🏪 14 th in VII

  🏪  .. yes, the month creeping along til, today, month half gone or half still to come
Last night, we picked up Kentucky Fried rat and french fries, in c.f. my air potatoes are good

in the window seat observing the ' boro, Eternal Blue and sun and hot

typing and ochazuke w/ coffee in the thermos

the heat peaks today

fiddling around. means creating a prop for the laptop. C 14+ is a larger baby than the others.  C 14+ is fanless and dissipates heat by radiation, therefore I figured if possible tilt the C14+ getting the bottom off the table [ better angle for the keyboard as well ]. Til this morning, I was using a thin flat strapping board to do this. But instead, I turned the board on its side and braced the board [ now the taller edge is raising the back of C 14+, even higher ]

As well, A .. gifted me w / a Chinese knock off baitcaster [ $ 10 Cdn ]. Well, to get it fit the lock mechanistic on the rod, I bent the cast lip of the reel. Yes, its cracked [ a bit ], so, this morning I gorilla taped the reel on further. Very Red neck sort of repair. BUT if it helps - good

🌋 hot time ..... Jul 13

  🌋... not today but coming to a region near you ....

... there'll be a hot time, Santiago tonight ..... [ re worked lyrics from, ' There 'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight ' for the Spanish American War ]
yes, we are on the cusp ....
 ' boro view, high Eternal Blue and sun, very humid as the heat preps for a three day run

our schedule shows an appointment this aft. OK. Typing and coffee [ M ... made it early ] however, rice is cooking, And ochazuke did not disappoint

we are in pending mode. awaiting this appt in the aft. A non exercise day and fiddling w / chores. The spare FOB for the truck failed to work, two weeks ago, yepper, finally, replaced the battery and tested fob.
Gathering clobber for the run up to the Q ' e.g. the towel that I borrowed, three weeks ago. Wisdom would say, take your own this time. Added the fillet glove [ steel mesh, anti cut] and new fishing line.

  

🌅 .... window on the ' boro

    🌅....... the Eternal Blue tinged w / white and full sun in the view
the window seat, ochazuke and typing

excitement was formed by England v Norway, and the Three Lions victorious. Not Easy but done

expecting raving heat in 36 h. thus, today should be a quick run to the Giant Tiger

follow up, did get coffee. but the tea / rice is so comforting, as hydration and easy to digest meal.

Tiger news. Cinammon buns, not on anyone s diet but M .. covets them. Plastic garbage bags, coleslaw, rinse aid for the dishwasher [ vinegar w/ food colour ] and bananas

Yes. hot and revving up for the week, it seems. In spite of that, we have a fishing run planned. The boat hasn't run yet, this year. Always, a question mark. And the boat euqipment is all over.
Safety especially.

exercise accomplished. AND I forgot my weight was # 174.4 on Saturday. Holding the line so to speak. Best part is that I am not suffering or deprived

🕯XI of VII Julius, n'est pas

  🕯' boro, now, Eternal Blue and sun. looking very crisp out there
typing ans coffee [ two days old ] the new stuff is burbling out there

the neighbour cleaning lady [ must be a nicer way of describing the arrangement - helper - yes, our neighbour helper ] is coming again.

On the pain control front. Using a cream on the knee. today, a massage and cream on the thigh - result is much lessened pain or discomfort. a tad of disbelief really but if it works . ....... Bonus !

our neighbourhood helper arrived and is on bathroom duty

follow up. we've dropped the monthly cleaning service and will go w / helper system. obviously, a trial and see process