Walls Are Up

After several years of sneaking,
wondering: are neighbors peeking?
The walls are up around our yard,
At last--we can lower our guard!

See, I'm the type with solar gears
that start to turn when the sun appears.
When morning sun rays light things up,
I stand and drain my coffee cup.

Then I wander out the door;
Clothes? Don't need those any more!
Shoes of course, but that is all.
(I treasure toes when objects fall.)

During winter when I can't get going
I blame the dark, and cold winds blowing.
When it's time to get work done
it's much easier now--almost fun!

Now I don't mind when I go;
out for chores or lawn to mow.
It's just so nice to wander about;
but not with clothing--definitely without.

Outdoor Clean

Now I know the convenience of having an outdoor shower.

There have been many times I have wished for an outdoor shower of some kind--Times I've been so covered with various grimes and substances after doing a chore that I didn't dare go in the house in that condition.

Recently, I finally got my act together and bought some shower parts. The shower I built is pretty simple, really--only cold water off the nearby hose faucet. (Boy, wouldn't hot water be nice...) It's just a standard shower head, angle pipe, PVC pipe, and a few fittings. The only problem I had was trying to find the right fitting to use for a hose connection but I finally found it at Lowes.

After finally getting it together and trying it out, I put some paint on it to disguise it a little, and viola!--Shower time!

Reflections of a Blogger

 Ha, you probably thought I was going to lead you into some sort of deep, philosophical discussion of some kind didn't you? Nah, I'm talking about literal reflections. I take pictures when I'm doing things, and one of the things I check for is mirror reflections in anything shiny. Not that I'm collecting them--I just want to make sure I don't post a picture with "added content" and offend somebody. I do, however, keep shots that have some artistic value.

Here are a couple recents:

I also posted a couple way back in 2019 you can see here.