Catching Up

Yes, I've been a bit remiss lately. Sorry 'bout that. I'll try to rectify the situation now.

We were both off on the 4th. There were a few options of what we could have done, but we decided to go see the 4th of July parade in downtown Canyon.

When we got there, we found a place to park less than 1/2 block from where we wanted to sit. We also found a spot to sit that would be in the shade the whole time. Apparently, we were supposed to be there.  :)  While we were waiting for the parade to start (and subsequently get to us), a little guy caught our eye. He hadn't been walking very long, and was trying out his new-found skills with his Daddy close at hand.

I have no idea why the expression.

All is right with the world again.

Another young man near us was apparently trying out his skills as a doctor while he waited.

What's the diagnosis, doctor?

People are interesting - especially kids. They can be so animated!

There were two different fly-overs at zero hour to mark the beginning of the parade. Given our spot under shade trees, we couldn't see them. I had to go out in the street in order to get the shots I did.
 

The parade was a good one. Floats, bands, military and their vehicles, firemen and their trucks, and a little bit of everything.

(Some of the cast of TEXAS! the musical.)

(This young lady was on a float.)

More like these are in my Pbase galleries.

It was the perfect day - not too hot, light breeze, and in the shade the whole time. Couldn't have asked for a better setup.  :)

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We've had a small leak in our power steering pump pressure line for a little while - nothing serious, just a "seeper". I finally got a new line and had to put it in over the weekend. It was one of those that had a factory seal that started to leak. I expected it to only take an hour or two, depending on how easy it would be to snake out of its position and get the new one put back in the same path. It can be a real challenge the way they put cars together any more.

As luck would have it, all went great - until I got to the last little bracket I didn't see at first. It was in one of those spots that was virtually impossible to get to. I could barely get one hand in the right place, but it needed two. When two hands found there way to the right spot, I couldn't see anything - not to mention having to be a bit of a contortionist. You get the idea. After struggling with the bracket for a while, I finally got it out. A little while later I got the new line snaked into position and the battle started again. I had to get that same bracket bolted down. Too often, "puttin' back in" isn't as easy as "takin' out". It wasn't this time either.

Ok, I finally got it all put in and mounted securely - just like the factory one. Now I had to get all the air out of the steering. Took forever! After 5 1/2 hours, this 1 - 2 hour job was finally done! I guess it had to happen some time.

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I kinda let our lawn grow a bit lately - to where it's long overdue for mowing. I was going to do it today after work, but it had been raining off and on and was still wet. Long grass holds moisture much longer than short grass. I won't mow wet grass unless I absolutely have to. It looks bad afterwards and is more of a chore to get the mower clean when I'm done. May not be able to tomorrow either. They are saying an 80% chance of more rain tomorrow. I'm not complaining at all. We need rain - lots of it. I'll just deal with tall grass when I am able to mow.

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I think that's is about it. I hope I'm caught up now.  :)