pink fluffy tree

I spent the entire day today thinking it was Thursday. How'd your day go? 

We have a crepe myrtle tree in our yard. They are all over the area. Everyone seems to have one or two on their property. Right now, they are in their absolute pink fluffy glory. 

Doug always says this tree reminds him that we are not from here. He didn't have them growing up, neither did I, and we sure didn't have them in Massachusetts. They are unique to the mid atlantic and south. They remind us we are from away.

Toffee's favorite place to be in the yard is the corner behind that tree, waiting and watching for our mailman to come down the road. She knows when it is 3pm. Time to go outside. We can't see her through the tree, but she sits there, sphinx like, waiting for him. And he comes down the road and crosses from our neighbor's yard over to the corner to give her treats. 

The tree will eventually start dropping its blooms, but it has been outrageously vivid this year. When I sleep in the guest room sometimes, I leave the blinds up so Toffee an look out the window if she wants while I'm asleep. And the sun hits that tree and the reflected glow of the pinkness floods the room. 

Soon she will be done.

We haven't sat outside much this year due to how hot it is (note: I have not complained too hard about it, I just haven't gone out there. When I got home from Richmond, I didn't go outside at all until Saturday morning when it was time to go get Linda at the airport. 

Today, I went outside. The plants needed to be watered, they're getting crispy. So I did the front porch and used the plastic container we use to fill the dog dish and coffee maker. I didn't mess with the hose or the giant watering can. Just filled it twice for the front, and four times for out back. 

It was pretty brutal out there, and the bugs made short work of me, but I had enough time to spend taking a couple pictures. I need to go out front and take care of the out of control vines and thread up my morning glories. 

This is the time of year for the garden to do her best and craziness. Digits below.

digits

exercise: 12/12 hours. No walk, 5700+ steps by bedtime.

blood glucose:

8:30am: 168
5pm: 188
11:30pm: 79

food & meds:
8:30am: phentermine+jardiance 
noon: atkins protein bar
1:15pm: tuna melt on sourdough bread
2:30pm: ramekin mixed nuts
4pm: met+glip (forgot to take at 2pm) 
8pm: 3 bratwurst, no rolls
10pm: met+glip