I had my echocardiogram test this morning.  That took about an hour (it was a very thorough one) and the technician, Lance, was good about explaining to me what I was seeing on the screen.  Naturally the images were not as much fun as the pregnancy sonograms, when it was quite thrilling to see the Lisa’s and Alex’s hearts beating <g> but for certain portions today at least there were lots of pretty colors.  

Today we had irrigation, a day later than usual since due to Monday's holiday they didn't start our section's schedule until Tuesday.  Our main gate, which flows into the center ditch that feeds into the front half of the property, got clogged up at some point and unfortunately went unnoticed by Tom for a while.  As a result we lost some water which overflowed into the neighbor's horse pasture, so the front yard didn't get quite as much water as last cycle.  But it still seemed that things got well-hydrated, just in time for this week's sudden high temps.

We started watching a Netflix series, History 101, tonight.  

nfographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.

The first episode was on fast food, the second on the space race, and the third on the rise of China as as economic superpower.  They are short (each only a little over 20 minutes) but quite informative and interesting.