Gary upside down with his head under the deck of a Kayak (365:221) — No, it’s not very well framed, but if you think I was going to extricate myself from being jammed under the foredeck of the kayak just to check if the darned picture was alright, you are very much mistaken.

Making plans (365:220) – I just wish they included hiking, backpacking, camping, kayaking or fishing. Unfortunately they didn’t.

It’s me and the wall again (365:219).

Gary and Ginger at the dinner table (365:218) – Ginger said this picture needed some color. Now it has.

Making a spice rack for Ginger (365:217) – Well actually only the back of it. One-minute read, 3 pictures

Day 216 (365:216)

Pumping gas (365:215) – And the price is slowly coming down again.

In-car thermometer reading 111 F.

Today the temperature in Joplin Missouri was 111°F (365:214) – That’s 44°C to my overseas chums.2 pictures

Photograph of the Maine Coon 'Blue Kitteh' resting in the bathroom basin

Blue Kitty finds a place to sleep and cool off – I resisted the temptation to turn on the tap.

Photograph of Gary Allman in Race Brothers Farm & Home Supply Springfield MIssouri

Manly shopping (365:213) – Carol and Jim came to town today. Which means I got to go places with lots of power tools and other exciting stuff.

This month we finished our vacation in the UK. I met with an old school friend I’d not seen in nearly forty years; I took Ginger to a sleepy seaside town I’d last visited on holiday with my Grandparents sometime in the sixties, spent a day on the beach in Portsmouth, and said our goodbyes to our family in the UK.

Actually, unlike Shirley Valentine, I’ve not taken to talking to the wall. Though I had better not discount the possibility entirely. I might even have a sensible conversation.

Gary and Ginger at Emily and Larry’s Wedding reception (365:211) – Which explains the somewhat curious and questionable lighting.

Gary, Sprinky and Inspector Morse (365:210) – It was good to find that Netflix have the Inspector Morse DVDs. But as they also have such UK masterpieces as the ‘Biederbeck Tapes’ I suppose I shouldn’t be that surprised.

Reading before bed (365:209) – I took the car in for a service and walked back in the morning’s 90°F temps. To get out of the heat for a few minutes I stopped at the library. Browsing the shelves I found an Iain Banks book I’ve not read.

Phew! What a scorcher – >And other tabloid headlines. You need to be British and of a certain age to understand the relevance of the title; of a certain age because with British weather the opportunities to use headlines like this are few and very far between.

Popcorn.

Gary takes a break from other duties to repair the washing machine (365:206).

Day 205.

Wine and TV (365:204).

Day 203 – I’ve run out of ideas for titling these wall pictures. I should write a book – I’ll call it Facebook with lots of wall pictures.

Thursday evening service (365:202) – I could write a lot, but I don’t have the time. However, it was nice to get back to my regular routine.

And yet more picture processing.

Processing (365:200). Day 200! Only 165 to go. More vacation pictures being processed.

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