I was at the Land Trust for almost 5 hours yesterday and for some reason I'm feeling better about the bike ride. Not that we have any more riders. The Tour d'Oconee was a big success this past weekend, though, with 250 riders, and the vast majority of them registered in the last two weeks. A lady is coming from the paper today, so hopefully that will generate more interest. And we got another $250 sponsor, directly due to my efforts. Still looking for music and beer, though. Nancy and Nathan were at a training about finances all day. Kate and Laura were working off site. So I got to sit at the front desk and answer phones and talk to Heather from time to time.

And Ray is more relaxed these days with a more flexible schedule. We were home before 4. The Captain was here watering. It's pretty hot and dry and the garden is not doing as well as we would like. The deer are eating anything they can get to. I waited until 5:30 or so to go out and pick some more peas, a few awesome asparagus stalks, and a head of broccoli. But I was still hot and sweaty and miserable when I came in. I shelled the peas on the porch. Also, there was only one egg yesterday and another of the hens is broody. I took a nice shower and Ray heated up the taco filling from yesterday. It was tasty. Also, we ate the asparagus--fresh-picked an hour before--yum.

Watched a couple shows and fell asleep. Slept pretty well and feel pretty cheerful this morning.