Gingery

Busy Saturday, got the brakes adjusted to pass the safety inspection, picked up cat food and litter, then the Farmer's Market. D found some amazing ginger ale, which had a bit more lemon than I prefer, but it's wonderful strong. Beets for me, and lots of dog watching.



Then a Crazy Guy with a shopping cart full of stuff shouted at my neighbor's door from the sidewalk. I asked him to move along, and he made what could be considered a racial remark. Since my neighbor has very dark skin, this worried me even more. Mind you, it was said in Insane/high ramble, but still pretty clear. Told me, "You don't live here, none of your business!" I told him it was my business, as the neighbors here watch out for each other. He continued to escalate into an aggressive belligerence, so I got the phone and called the cops. I was not the first, he'd been causing trouble all down the street on his way. He wandered further down as I called, but never left the block. He harassed everyone walking by. When we walked over to the store, he was lying on the apartment's lawn. When we came back, he was ranting at a young guy right in front of our house. We held back, talking with other neighbors keeping en eye on him, until he moved. This continued for over an hour. When he came back to shout at my house again, I took the camera out and photographed him as he ranted about being on federal property and suing me, and called the cops again. At some point in between, patrol officers had talked to him, and left. Doing no good at all.

A while later, after not seeing him, I looked down the street, where several patrol cars and an ambulance parked, officers picking through the boxes on the cart. Spike's human, who'd also been called and kept watching the guy, told me Crazy Guy'd unhooked his sprinkler head earlier. And the Yard Sale neighbors from last week had stuff they were moving on their porch, and Crazy Guy had been poking through it. Whatever his deal was, he was frightening to all of us, and we are accustomed to odd people, including the drug affected and those in need of therapeutic drugs. Very threatening, worrisome. Hopefully, they can get him in treatment, and a treatment program.


I sent the photo to the cops. No reply, but I felt better for doing it.


Today, got the coolers cleaned and ready for next Saturday. Took off the door, and stripped it on the back porch, lots of ventilation and cats kept out. Harvested the pease and shelled them on the front porch. Planning to stir fry them for dinner with some ginger and soy sauce.

Also took Moby out for a long lounge among the buckwheat.