Awww, Steve. The Tennessean is now referring to his death and that of Sahel Kazemi, 20, as an "apparent murder-suicide". Very sad. I'm a Steve McNair fan. I knew nothing of his personal life. I only knew him from football. He was on many of my fantasy football teams over the years and I've also seen him play quite a few times, both in person and on TV. I loved the way he played. One of my favorite images of him via Pitcherlady. The news breaks my heart.
I'm in a bit of a it-surely-could-have-been-worse (See McNair, Jackson, and Fawcett) mood but it's been a bad week here, too. One of our cars needs to go to the body shop for minor repairs, the tractor needs to go to the shop for minor repairs, and the gutters need cleaning. Got a decent price on gutter cleaning Friday so there's that.
I offer a few from CrabAppleLane on this very hot Sunday. A few more below the jump are part of the CrabAppleLane Clearing Project.
CrabAppleLane Wasp Nest - July 5, 2009 - Passed right in front of this nest yesterday without noticing them and I get shivers just thinking about it.
CrabAppleLane Tomato Garden Site - July 5, 2009 - It was time.
67 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
I am deeply saddened and at this point do not have the words to describe this loss,
Jeff Fisher, Tennessee Titans Head Coach
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "I have heard about Eggs will stand at Noon of the Rice Dumpling Day, but i never tried it. I saw people doing it while having lunch. I tried as well, and i got them standing!! According to the tradition, if you can get it stand, you will be lucky for the whole year!"
Eggs will stand any day of the year if you have the patience and steady hands. Nice photo. -Rob
CrabAppleLane Clearing Project - July 5, 2009
CrabAppleLane Clearing Project - July 5, 2009
CrabAppleLane Clearing Project - July 5, 2009
Is that a different species of wasp? They look extra long to me. Did you knock them down, or soak them in poisons of many varieties?
I've always just called them brown wasps, Mom. I have not dealt with them yet. That's for sunset.
Sad news about Steve McNair. I didn't know much about his non-football life, but it sounds like he did a lot of charity and community work. I also had him on some of my FFL teams and he was a tough guy player.
I don't see too many wasps or hornets here. I think they prefer your climate, and you can have them.
Yeah, these wasps are most active when the weather gets super hot, Dave. Thankfully, these are not in a place where they'd need immediate attention, like over one of our doorways. My front doorway is one of their favorite nesting spots. I haven't let a nest get this big there yet, though.