Today is a day of remembrance here in the US but I am not going to sit in front of the television watching speeches or documentaries, I am going to exert myself on my own and the neighborhood's behalf today. To begin with, haul branches from the back to the front curb for pickup, and then go cut down some more privet and drag it to the pile. And if I still have energy, I'm going to rake a path and drop mulch on top of it to give myself a route around the yard for steps even if I'm not out walking the dogs. The benefit of having a very large yard is that a few trips around it show up on the tracker.

I really do need to finish the side gate and fence replacement project, because that will make coming and going in the back yard a lot easier. That's a fall project when the weather is cooler for working outdoors for hours at a time. We're just about there. Today will be a hot one with frequent cool-down breaks.