Lily in the Yard

Well, here it is... Thursday, and I have the day off, then I go back and work for 3 days and have another 2 days off.  I've said this a million times, I hate having single days off.  For some reason the scheduler has chosen to only give me 32 hours a week... I don't really have a problem with that.
How's this for the funny, crazy Christian, daft Republican story of the day?  Evidently there is a Republican candidate for Governor who has decreed women reporters following his campaign need to be joined by a male.  Not figuratively, of course, that would be sinful.  He says it's because he doesn't want people thinking he's having sex with them...  Personally, I think it's because he sees all women as the blackest of temptations and he knows he will succumb to their wanton ways.  In other words, he's pretty much of a loser.
Oh, and in case anyone is wondering, the Tour de France is playing on the big screen TV downstairs... Live.  I don't sit and watch every second of every stage... but I can hear it.  Today's stage is about 100 miles long... with hills, which means it will be a 4.5 hour ride.

I guess the Idiot Jerk is going to makes some sort of Executive Announcement today about the Citizenship question racist Republicans want on the 2020 census.  These are desperate old white people grasping at their last straws of control.  They are completely unprepared for the evolution taking place.  Blame their narrow minded religion.

Anyway, while I was doing yard work on Tuesday, Lily spent much of the time watching me.  Seig likes to sleep inside in air conditioned comfort... she, on the other hand, loves to be outside.  So, here's a picture of the lovely Lady Lillian.

It's hard to believe this little dog weighs 60 lbs.

Down on the Farm

My weekend is over.  I get to go back to work... on a Friday knowing that my next weekend will not happen until next Wednesday.  That's sucks.
I was down on the farm yesterday - my brother's farm.  He and his wife have a very large garden, they do need to spend more time weeding.  My grandparents had a large garden and my grandma weeded for a couple of hours every day.  They are a lot of work.
He has chickens and turkeys and a pot bellied pig, as well as an old dog.  Oh, and there's a 5 foot black snake living in the barn... somewhere.  I told him to let the snake alone, it will eat the rats.  There are always rats because of the grain.  That's also why cats are a valuable asset.  They just love eating rodents.  I snapped a pic of him in the barn with two of his turkeys.

I asked him if they're going to be eaten.  He said, "nah, they're pets."  My brother has a pet farm.  They'll get eggs from the chickens, but that's about it.
They also have walnut trees.

I got some tomatoes and peppers as well.  I told him they need to start making sauce.

Oh, and I saw that Melanoma's parents became citizens in a private ceremony yesterday.  Isn't it interesting how the Idiot Jerk says that's a shitty way for immigrants to become Americans... but it works for him just fine.  Another funny thing is that the Idiot Jerk's administration now wants to make becoming a citizen even more difficult.  These people are so damn two-faced it's ridiculous.