Earth Day
Wow. I'm really out
of the loop. I was just informed that
today April 22 is earth day.
We were busy the last couple of days celebrating Hot Rods
with massive fire breathing carbon belching
engines Demon 4 barrel carbs. (not the kind that Al Gore is concerned
about either!) GMC 6-71 blowers and the mother of all engines the blown and
injected 426 Hemi. Drinking and
checking out the Rat Rods, Resto Rods and refurbished classics. The coolest one we saw was a 47 Buick slant
back, lowered air suspension, all leather handcrafted interior, kick ass stereo
system....weighing in at 4200 pounds of steel, chrome and glossy green paint
and probably getting 10 mpg.
Unfortunately, I forgot to bring my camera this year, so here are some
shots from previous years.
As you can see, we are all torn about almost missing Earth
Day.
Now that we are back home, I guess we'd better on that Earth
Day stuff. So today we will
1. Turn the pump back on in the well to start irrigating the
garden, orchard and lawn.
2. Hose off the decks and clean with a mild TSP solution to
get rid of the dirt and moss that keeps trying to grow in the shadiest area.
3. Pile up the rest of the orchard and tree trimmings and
burn the pile before the ban on burning is in effect.
4. Spray around and under the decks for yellow jackets and
paper wasps. They are definitely looking
to establish homes there and it ain't gonna happen on my watch. DIE!!!
5. Prepare a BBQ for
this fabulous sunny afternoon and bake a cherry pie with the frozen cherries
from last season. There is going to be a ton of cherries and
plums again to judge by the blossoms and busy bees. So we had better get busy
emptying out the freezer and get ready.
We will have country pork ribs seared over carbon emitting
charcoal briquettes, potato salad, green salad, fruit salad and French
bread. Maybe some daiquiris or
margaritas while we are waiting for the meat to cook.
Probably not the approved sanctioned 'green' activities for
Earth Day, but ....hey.....you celebrate the way you want and we will celebrate
in our own way.
