Lush and tropical

It's been so rainy that there are mushrooms growing in the grass in a neighbor's yard.

We can't tell if there are any in our yard, because we can't mow our grass, and it's too tall to be able to spot a mushroom!

We are going to have to rent a mower, or hire someone to mow for us.  There's been no chance to get out and cut the grass, and it is now FAR beyond our reel mower's capability.

It rained part of last week, and almost all day yesterday!

This is a good thing, as I have mentioned before.  We usually have this kind of weather in May, and then everything dries up (and catches on fire) by August.

I much prefer this to 110 degrees every day.

One creepy part, though, is that the spiders are out in force.... I guess they're having to escape from all of the water.

There was one on our back patio yesterday that  was so big that I screamed.  It was freaking huge, and had "white stuff" all over its rear-most, swollen-looking abdomen.

Dave stomped on it, even though I told him not to kill it.  He said it was too close to the house, and he didn't want it going inside.

Turns out, the white stuff was eggs.  Big enough eggs to see them clearly in the goo.

I cringed about that for HOURS.

Dave calls those "grass" spiders, because they live in the grass....but I think they are actually wolf spiders.

There was also a big orb web and weaver in the middle of the front porch, under cover.  Fortunately, Dave saw it before I did, because that would have been another blood curdling scream.

He didn't kill that one, but relocated it.  I hope it stays relocated.

I can't handle much more arachnid activity!

Due to being indoors all day, I got all of the chores done, AFTER I cooked two batches of meals for Pop.
My stamina has definitely improved since the lowering of my chemo dose!

Dave waited until I was finished cooking to go do his weekly check in and grocery shopping.  Pop has some home made food for the next couple of weeks.

After Dave got back home, we raised a glass to my Aunt Hazel, who passed away in May, and who was being celebrated yesterday.

Then I made dinner, and we watched a movie.

By the end of the movie, the rain had stopped, so we got to enjoy our hot tub.

Today, there will be some cleaning and tidying, but it will be a much more relaxed day.

Where are you going to go to watch the solar eclipse 8 days from now?