Day 10 of Le Tour de France and Deer Problems in the Garden

Today is Day 10 of Le Tour de France. It's hard to believe, but we're almost at the middle of this year's race, and what a race it's been so far! With Cavendish out of it, I really don't have a specific rider I'm following. The standard leaders, of course, but nobody that I'm really cheering on. That allows me to enjoy the strategy, the scenery, and the general race itself because there's always something to watch on Le Tour. 

We get lots of mountains today. If I remember correctly, 
we're crossing the Massif Central in the midsection of 
France right now, on our way towards the Alps, where we 
should be for the weekend. They're calling this stage 
"Hilly", not "Mountain", so these peaks aren't as 
tall as the ones over the weekend. I suspect they'll 
still be quite the challenge, however. The race goes for 
another week-and-a-half, though, so we have a lot of 
racing still to come. 

Today is a swimming day, so that's something I'm looking forward to. There's just something about being in the water and getting a good workout. It's one of the best ways to start my day, so that's one good thing today. On the other hand, I awakened at 2:00 am and couldn't get back to sleep, so I'll be a Zombie by the end of the day. That's totally NOT one of the better things for my Tuesday, but it is what it is. 

I'm not sure when I first found and started using 
LensesRX for getting new lenses for favorite 
eyeglass frames. I suspect it was when my 
prescription changed and I had two favorite 
sets of eyeglasses that had been quite expensive, 
and were very unique. I didn't want to trash the 
frames, so sought out an alternative. I've used 
this firm ever since, and they do an excellent job. 

My two glasses frames have been received by LensesRX and they've contacted me to double-check exactly what I wanted done with the lenses. It's usually a pretty fast turnaround with them - they're doing their own work, not shipping things out to a lab/factory for grinding. I've used them for more than two decades now, and they've always done outstanding work. When I get these two back, I'll be sending another 2-3 frames to them. 

Deer are beautiful, and I'm glad we live in an area where the 
wildlife feels comfortable, but I really wish they would leave 
my plants alone. Maybe next year I'll have to string an 
"invisible fence" of fishing line to help keep them out. Or not. 
They might be frustrating, but the damage isn't major 
(so far). 

We were supposed to get some rain yesterday, so DH didn't do a serious watering of the plants. Unfortunately, the rain went both North and South of us, and missed our area of the Cities completely. He'll have to do a more serious water today. The deer attacked the bush beans and some of the lillys yesterday while we were at work. It was quite disappointing to come home and see the patches of devastation. Damned deer! Although we possibly could fence them out, it would be a VERY expensive proposition to do. It's a lot of distance along the east side of the property following the creek. We just shrug our shoulders, and know there's not much we really can do about the wildlife. Most of the wildlife is great, but the gophers and the deer drive me crazy. 

So, I'm heading out of here. I hope you have a great Tuesday and I have every intention of being back tomorrow. In the meanwhile, be kind, be healthy, and Slava Ukraini.