Work continues to be crazy busy, but easing a bit…mostly due to the fact that I’ve broached the worst part of the learning curve for our new way of doing things. There is an October 1 deadline so it is still head down and fingers flying.

However. One must eat and sleep and rub the stomachs of Bear and Auggie, walk in the woods and partake of this last week of almost summer-like weather – 74F today!

The walking plan with my neighbor hit a snag last week and she is moving to a new job which will put the kibosh on morning walking. I’ve taken to doing things like aerobic yard raking and next week will start a plan of a 2-4 mile walk with Bear at lunchtime.

Thankfully, though, my neighbor’s chickens are still a-laying on schedule and this morning I got a fresh 2 dozen:

The photo does not do it justice. There is the largest egg I’ve ever seen. I got out my kitchen scale and most of the eggs weighed 48-62 grams. The monster weighed in at 80 grams! I plan to poach it on Sunday. Yes, there will be photos. I’m wondering if it is a double. We will see.

Auggie is running the bookmaking on single, double or a long shot triple…

I think I noted that it was 74F today. Shade-time for the Beardog!

A lovely afternoon.

Yet another photo of the fuschia. They show signs of fading a bit, but still – beautiful!

In addition to his bookie duties, Auggie is mostly back on track with his daily rounds.

It is exhausting.

Almost Friday!