Rain Check

Yesterday turned out very different to what I imagined.  It reminds me of a movie I saw decades ago where a guy imagined something and then it showed what really happened.
I had imagined working in the yard early and then going with Merril as she banked and we bought something we are after for the cabin.
It did not take long for plans to be altered.  I was ready to head into the yard and it rained.  Not just light showers that are more an inconvenience rather than a show-stopper, but heavy downpours that I definitely do not like to be in.
So that plan went by the board.  Merril had prepared the banking and we were all set to go out.  We were shutting up the place in preparation when I got a text message to say someone I was meeting the next day was running late.
That made me think there is something going on here.  Turned out he was confused as to what day it was.  He thought it was a day later and was going to be at out meeting point.  I mentioned it to Merril and she graciously suggested I could meet him and she do what we had planned to do together.
That is what happened.  I texted him to say I was two minutes away.  Merril dropped me off and I saw him while she went off and did other stuff.
I really enjoyed our time together.  I have rarely met someone who had more similar interests.  He loves C.S. Lewis and plays music and has written songs to name a few things we had in common.
Merril came back right at the end of our get together.  The banking happened but the shop did not have what we were after for the cabin.  We went home.  I followed my tradition and had a rest after lunch.
After the rest I worked in the yard.  I was only stopped once by a heavy downpour.  Oh and by a spider.  I was sitting on the couch out the back where Merril and I often sit, and a spider emerged near where Merril normally is.  I really did not like the look of him and did not want him emerging while Merril was there and potentially biting her.
So I dealt with him.  I could say he was like two meters wide but I would be lying.  All I will say is he was smaller than that.  I showed Merril the hole into his web.  He had to go.  I found him and delt with him and moved on.  I lived to tell the story.  I’m pretty tough in fights where the opponent is smaller than me.
After that I did some stuff in the yard again.  Progress is not as fast as we imagine but it is happening.  I wanted to trim and clear under a tree we love.  It happened.  More is planned for this morning.  The day looks alright to me.