results of one kind and another

Well, it wasn't as good as we would like and needed but not as bad as it could have been as democrats had the best showing of any incumbent party that holds the presidency at the mid-terms in 40 years. Gerrymandered Texas, Georgia, and Florida kept their horrible republican governors (what the fuck is wrong with people?) while democrat governors held their own. Control of the Senate and House is still undetermined through some very tight races with votes still being counted and likely run-offs (Warnock and Walker for one, once again, what the fuck is wrong with people that Walker wasn't soundly defeated). It's possible democrats could keep both but likely, so 'they' say, they will lose the House which means no more progress on Biden's agenda. Hopefully, if republicans take the House and they start all those ridiculous investigations they will prove, once again, that they have no intention of actually governing but rather engaging in vindictiveness and it sickens me that McCarthy and Marge Greene (who was unfortunately re-elected but it looks like Boebert, at least, is losing) could be the leading republicans in the House. Not sure what it will mean for the J6 committee especially since both Cheney and Kinzinger are out. If democrats at least keep the Senate, they will continue to approve Biden's appointees/judges and keep whatever horrid bills the House comes up with in check. If democrats lose both, well, Biden still has veto power. In local races, democrats did well, retaining and gaining some seats, though some losses, so, so much for republicans' much ballyhooed red wave, even Trump's chosen candidates did not do well. Hopefully this will be the death knell for his grip on the republican party though I don't expect the GOP to finally find it's integrity even if they do sideline him since they will continue on their MAGAt path.

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Here's a reminder of the last progress picture I posted of clearing out the overgrown garden beds taken last Friday.

And Saturday's progress. I got all but one section of the small white raised bed out and worked toward the small sheet metal bed.

I also got the bougainvillea in the ground.

I did not work on that project on Sunday, giving myself a little break, but I did get compost and fertilizer turned into the dirt and got my pansies in. Turns out I didn't have enough, need 1 1/2 more 6-packs.

Also got the little violas in a pot on the deck.

Back on the big project, this is Monday's progress. Got the last section of white raised bed out and one short and one long side of the smaller metal raised bed. I may have to put further work on this on hold til it gets a little cooler as I was overheated by the time I quit after about an hour. Got back to the house, splashed cold water on my face and neck, stripped naked and stood under the fan on high until I dried off enough to put on some clothes but still had to stand under the fan a while longer. Just would not stop sweating.

The sky Monday evening on my way to yoga class in El Campo, taken through my dirty front windshield.

Last week my night blooming cereus bloomed again! I've kind of lost count but this is the 5^th or 6^th bloom cycle this year. There were just 7 instead of the 20+/- it had been putting out but the flowers were huge! And because it bloomed Friday night when that little front came in they were still mostly open Saturday morning.