Another week later

Took last weekend off from doing yard work. Had some fun instead. We went up to "the Crest" as the locals call it. It is Sandia Peak, 10000 something feet. I had fun driving up. I crawled the grand prix up the mountain at a leisurely 20-25 mph. Everyone passed me, but I enjoyed the cool, fresh air. The view is really cool up there. I think it would be fun next time to hike from the peak to the High Finance Restaurant, have something to eat/drink, then ride the tram back down. Kinda impossible, but sounds like a good idea. You really don't want to hike ~1 mile after eating a meal at 10000 ft.

Before that, on Saturday, we went to Balloon Fiesta Park for the 4th of July fireworks with Pauline and her family. It was a lot of fun. The fireworks lasted 30 minutes, and I didn't have to swat bugs off my face that hit me when I was sprinting from a lighted fuse! It rained on us! But, it's ABQ rain, so it's more like a sprinkle, so it didn't cancel the fireworks and it was fun. I tried cherries for the first time ever, or in a really long time. I really liked them. They are like little red peaches. They are fleshy and they have a little pit, like a peach, but smooth. I got a big bag of them in fridge right now. I like them. I waited 40 minutes in line for some kettle corn, it was crazy. Still have some, it is good.

This weekend we are back to the backyard work. Will be tilling again to loosen the clay, and it should make edging go faster. After that, it is trenching for the sprinkler - may or may not get to it this weekend. I think Lowe's has the sprinkler equipment I need, but I'll check JustSprinklers to see what they have. I would like some smaller throw (six feet) multistream heads, and I would like to see if there is commerical-grade heads that will work for me. I'll also check online to see what's available. I got all next week to find something. If I do get it trenched, I can spend time laying pipe and building the valve box.