(Friday, September 22) It was a pleasant morning out at the golfcourse ; a nice breeze, lots of sunshine and only one mosquito, which is now an ex-mosquito.  The golf gods were smiling on me and I shot a 7-6-1-1, which in the Keeter scoring system is landing seven greens in regulation, making six pars, one birdie and one hole-in-one.  And there was no one around to witness it when that HIO rolled in.  Yes, it was a short par three hole.  I used a nine iron and didn’t hit it very well but the ball hopped up on the green and rolled right in.  It’s not how, but how many, I’m told, and I’ll take it. Continue reading “7-6-1-1” →

These shots were taken Saturday morning, August 26, 2017 between about 10:00 and, oh, maybe 10:45.  It was the first time in days that the sun was out before noon Continue reading “Late August” →

We’ve had a busy month here on SA.  The neighbors got back from Switzerland last Monday evening and all were suffering from jet-lag, though not all would admit it.  Joyce and I held down the fort while they were gone, including administering to Tino the dog.  No small task, that.  Currently Abigail is in Denver at a volleyball camp and is scheduled to return Monday sometime.  School starts August 16th here in Amarillo, I believe, so there will be little respite for her when she gets back.  Tascosa has scheduled VB tryouts for the day she gets back, or maybe it’s the next day.  Then the team plays a tournament in Dallas the weekend after school starts, which is going to take her out of school almost as soon as it begins. Continue reading “July wrap” →