Band conditions have been so abysmal that I didn’t even turn the radio on yesterday. As it turns out, too much solar maximum isn’t necessarily a good thing unless your hobby is chasing aurora. Perhaps today will be the day we escape these recent doldrums, and get back to the serious business of having fun on the radio?

Absent from the shack has meant more time spent on yardwork and the big landscaping project is finally complete. I hired a company to haul and distribute tons of decorative gravel around the property after removing endless weeds, bushes, and assorted stumps and other lawn detritus. The payoff looks really good and will hopefully be easier to maintain. Daily weed control is a young person’s game.

The weather cooperated as we enjoyed pleasant temps and sunshine for the last week or so. It looks like the cooler than usual (August) weather will thankfully hang around a little longer, though rain is predicted to move into the region over the weekend. That’s all good as we need the precipitation and I could use a short break from working outdoors.

Countdown ⁍  Just 39 more days until autumn’s arrival and I can’t wait, it’s my favorite season. There are 78 days until Halloween, not my favorite, but retailers seem to love it, especially this year when the merchandise began showing up in stores the same week as 4th of July.

And there are only 83 days until the US election. It’s been stunning to watch all the energy drain from the Cult as its leader melts down. The old adage, “You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time”, looks to be in play here and let’s face it, even Chucky eventually ran out of rage…