Knee-high by the Fourth of July” is an old adage used by corn farmers near and far to measure the success of their crops come Independence Day

The farming community brings us lots of customs and mores including this one. I believe it also gave us things such as daylight savings time and turning the clock back. We used to be a nation of farmers. Now we out source that to the back door gardeners.

Our corn is not only knee-high it is high knee-high as it is approaching 9 to 10 feet tall and we still have a few days to the Fourth of July. And that’s while Everything else is going to Helena in a handbasket. I’m not correcting that miss type as it’s kind of cool. But you know what I mean. Not that I knew what I mean because I have no idea going to hell in a handbasket what it actually means.

These little bright spots in our daily lives are what keep us going. In the end we wind up with a half bushel of corn, half bushel potatoes and we will call our self farmers. We reap what we sow.

Be 115° temperatures are fading into the rearview mirror. They are gone but not forgotten. For now, we shall enjoy the calm before the lack of a storm. We were going to a period Where we hope for rain. You notice I didn’t say pray for rain.

USA USA USA USA USA USA USA

Hi I’m the patriotic idiot down the street and it is that time of year for my favorite holiday. Well I kind of like Christmas when I buy myself a few firearms. That is a discussion for another day. Yes July 4 is my favorite holiday. I do like New Year’s Eve too as I get to set off lots of fireworks. It’s freaking cold New Year’s Eve.

Yes I wake up early on this holiday and I go to my cooler and read that blue label on the can , and it says I am cold enough to drink. It is so cool how they put that thing on the can because I never knew when It would be cold enough to drink. Right now I am four cans of Coors into the day and ready to set off some fireworks

Oh wow that’s the really cool people down the street got a new puppy. I really like dogs they are so darn cute. I have Sparky out on the chain in the backyard for some reason he doesn’t love this holiday but fuck him. Today is my day. Excuse me a minute while I go get another can of beer.

Looks like the county made fireworks illegal this year. I have two choice words for them. God bless America.

My neighbor Johnny dropped a cigarette last night and lit his backyard on fire. I wish that idiot would be a little safer around where he puts out a cigarette. He really shouldn’t be smoking he’s too fat already. Oh I finished my beer already I better put some more in the cooler.

Bam -A blast echoes

Holy Christ sake I didn’t realize that would go off like that. Shit that’s gonna hurt. Maybe I should start smoking. Maybe I’ll cool it for a couple hours. I’ll get me a few more beers and just wait till it’s a little closer to dark. Oh there goes that puppy again.

“Hey there’s Mr. Peterson” he says to the man wearing his military uniform from back in the day. He’s a little weird he gets all strange when he hears a loud noise. That must be tough. “Thank you for your service Mr. you’re a true patriot.”

But I love love this holiday. And now my hand it’s bleeding. Maybe I should go to the doctor. I forgot I don’t have a doctor. Screw it.

I blame the fucking metric system

1. )We dug this hole,
   2.) so we could wire this fountain
   3.) to go in the new outdoor garden space. Sometimes the cards you are dealt aren’t perfect. Crazy hot weather was not in the project plan. The electrical inspection happens in the next hour.

We cut those roots rather easily and we will see if there are any long-term ramifications.

I wanted to talk about the hole as we had to dig a trench underneath the sidewalk. And yes I was a negative Nelly and thought it cannot be done. I was expecting roots rebar, dead bodies and who knows what underneath the sidewalk. The only thing we experienced was a few roots, and I saw a coin, and plenty of clay.

And there still sits a hole at least 20 inches in the ground holding electrical wires that go to the fountain that Makes bubbling bubbles of calm. All that goes on behind the scenes to get those bubbles has been adventure.and in the end a job pretty well done. Not perfectly done my wife and I are neither electricians or landscapers however we did a little bit of each. And for now, it will be nice to just sit out back sip a cuppa tea read a book and think nothing of the hole that made the fountain that’s sat In the landscaping.

Hello how are you?

I am doing fantastic thank you for asking how may I help you do you?

Do you remember going out and filling out an entry at a Vancouver restaurant in the last year.?

I haven’t been to a restaurant in the last year.

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