I awoke late and it was almost 9:00 am before I crawled out of bed. Still, we have nothing planned so the day is ours to do as we please. Of course, most days are like that… 

As usual, we went out walking as the first thing to do for the day and covered a little over a half mile, enough for the dogs to do their thing and for me to stretch out the overnight kinks.  

Then I spent time on the feeders filling those that needed it and rehanging them. I have taken the two big circular feeders out of action as the Grackles delight in emptying them by tossing the seed onto the ground. 

Then it was the usual coffee and breakfast before settling down in front of the computer. 

I happened to go outside and noticed that the water was boiling over again, which is what James had worked on yesterday. I called him and he instructed me to use gas until he can come back to fix it. Darn thing. Luckily, I took a shower this morning as there is no telling when James will return. 

It was a windy, cloudy, and generally a very overcast day but we had no plans except maybe to go into town for a couple of groceries and even that was not an absolute must do. It depends on if I get bored and want a change of scenery.  

From where I sit at the table writing and such, I can see through the outside sliding glass doors and the bird feeders that are in the yard. With the change of feeders, there are only a couple of Grackles, but I do have a grey squirrel working on them. I do not mind him as he is very amusing and anyway, he is working on the seed cakes which need to be cleared up and new ones placed. When I go into town, I think I will buy a couple of large pipe feeders to replace the round containers I have just taken down which have a large circular tray for the seed, making it easy for the Grackles to plunder. 

The wind had dropped, and grey clouds have moved in so maybe it will rain. We could use some of the wet stuff. The squirrel finally finished one of the seed cakes and then literally fell off the feeder. It then scampered away, obviously quite unhurt and his hunger satisfied. 

Something was niggling in the back of my mind, and I had no idea what it was. Even though I tried really hard to remember it. I could not so, I gave up worrying about it and decided that I should go into town and buy a couple of large tube feeders like the ones hanging in the trees. The more I thought about it, the more it seemed like a clever idea to go grocery shopping at the same time. 

I said goodbye to the dogs and jumped in the Jeep for the short 12-mile trip into Dripping Springs. The Tractor Supply store is about three quarters that distance, so I stopped there first. I wanted to buy a couple of large tube feeders to replace the round tray ones that the Grackles empty in one sitting, mostly by tossing the seed they do not like, onto the ground. 

Of course, the deer come along in the evening and clear everything up. I go to bed and there are seeds everywhere. I get up in the morning and everything is very nicely cleaned up as if by magic. Thank you, deer! The trouble is that if the deer are unhappy with their share and if I forgot to bring in the feeders, they will empty them for me by tipping the seed onto the ground. 

I found what I wanted and then drove on to HEB in town. I wandered around taking my time reading from the list I had made out which had very few things on it. My lists are always like that, and I make sure to cover every aisle so as not to forget whatever it was, I might want that I forgot to write down. I managed to spend about $220.00 dollars and only a small percentage was on beer and wine, The rest was necessities at least in my mind. 

I toyed with the idea of buying a latte but decided against it as they just do not taste as good as they used to. So, I drove back to Henly to be met by my buddies whose first question was, “Where have you been? And the next one, “What have you got for us,” 

I got a lot of help putting the groceries away as I usually do with their little noses going a mile a minute as they sniffed at the bags. Despite their efforts, I managed to put everything where it belonged and gave Daniel the beer I had bought for him. 

Then it was walking time wandering around the park and altogether, I managed to cover 2.9 miles for the day. A very good day all around. 

Back in The Caboose, I sat outside on the deck watching the world go by. Both Daniel and Gary did some work on the water so at least I have water now albeit from propane. I prefer using the electric side but unfortunately, that is not working as it should be and is still susceptible to overflowing. I need to get James, the Repair man back to take a look. 

It cooled off and started to get dark, so I brought in all the bird feeders and then we shut up the outside shop for the night. I fed the dogs and then myself and we watched a Premier League game before heading off to bed. Altogether, an exceptionally good day. 

Living in an RV Henly RV Park Friday 04/26/2024

I slept late again but a lot of that was due to having an upset stomach in the night and spending time in the bathroom, several times in fact. I guess that something I ate disagreed with me. It seems my stomach is much more susceptible to getting upset nowadays. Maybe age has something to do with it. Even after I crawled out of bed, my stomach still felt a bit queasy. 

It was a very dull and cloudy day with a strong wind, and it looked like it would rain at any minute. I brought out the feeders, including the two new ones, Both Gary and Daniel stopped to look at the water system. I texted James and explained the situation and he texted Daniel back with instructions on what to do to at least get hot water on the gas side of things. So, at least there will be hot water. Thank goodness I showered yesterday. 

We went out for the morning walk and covered exactly a mile, it was a dull windy day, and I was glad to be back indoors although I sat inside with the sliding door wide open listening to the sounds of the world on the highway. 

Daniel and Malinda were working on their new RV transferring stuff from one to the other, but they had them side by side down in the bottom section by the new Commons which made it a lot easier. I walked through their new unit yesterday and it is very roomy indeed, 

The Grackles may have learned as there are very few of them on the new tube feeders, I bought yesterday which of course, was the whole idea. My friendly little squirrel was back again though. I do not mind him as he does not eat very much and prefers seed cakes anyway. He is funny to watch as more than once, he has fallen off the feeders. 

It was a very quiet day, and it was not until the evening walk did it liven up a bit when we were out walking and stopped at The Girls RV at their invitation. Of course, the beer was flowing freely, and I managed to drink 3 bottles. 

Daniel, Malinda, and Donna also stopped over and the evening was well spent on idle chit chat and such. After about an hour or so, I was the only one left as Daniel and Malinda both left the party as they are early risers. Donna had left early. 

I hung around for a bit longer and then I walked home. One of the girls, this time BJ, decided to walk me home although there was no need as I was in good shape after only 3 beers. I thanked her profusely for her caring. 

Back in the RV, I fed both dogs and found something for myself before settling down to watch soccer…again. 

Written Saturday, April 27, 2024, read my other blog at  https://pondblog2011.com