Social Distancing

Hello Everyone,

The highlight of our Labor Day weekend was watching our grandson play in a baseball tournament in the hot, central valley of California.  The boys were playing at a private ball field in an almond orchard, across the street from a dairy farm.  I loved this sign!  It really gets the point across about social distancing. Someone has a great sense of humor at this, "if you build it, they will come" ball field.

Since we were across the street from a dairy farm, there were a lot of flies.....and I don't mean fly balls either!  This was the first time our grandson has played since February.  The first game of the season, he chipped his kneecap sliding into 3rd. To add insult to injury, he was tagged out.

He had some brilliant plays as catcher, and when he played 3rd base.  He had some not so brilliant plays in the outfield.  The ball just popped in and out of his mitt.....a couple of times.  Our son was holding his head in his hands.

The team is comprised of 11 and 12 year old boys.  What an assortment of shapes and sizes.  Some look like young men and are probably shaving, while others are still holding onto their baby fat in their faces.  There were flashes of the "Bad News Bears" movie throughout the day.  Everyone was a little rusty, and hesitant.  We wouldn't have missed this tournament for the world.  We love to support our grandson, and our son.  We love to cheer the team on no matter what the outcome.  The boys played their hearts out in the oppressive heat, while the fans melted into puddles in the stands. 

Now let's talk about oppressive heat. I read a headline last night about the "kiln-like" heat that California is experiencing.  Yesterday, on our 2-hour drive back to the cabin, the outside temperature registered 111 degrees.  It was 101 when we got back to the cabin, and this is very unusual at our elevation. We've only seen temps this high one other time in the past 20 years.

High winds are predicted for tonight through tomorrow.  That's just what we need during our current fire season.  We've received multiple calls from our power supplier that our power will most likely be turned off today and tomorrow for safety reasons.  We will crank up our generator during the day even though it's so noisy it will shake the fillings out of your teeth.  Over time, you do get used to it.

We will spend a bit of time today preparing for our "fire drill".  Most things are packed and ready to go from the last time this happened.  Mr. Joe will get the gas tanks topped off, and get money from the ATM.  We will have our bugger out bag by the front door tonight.  The fun just never ends living on the edge in California.

Soon,
Lynn