Tomato Cage and a Question

 

I just liked the way this tomato cage looked from a different angle.

The tomatoes are recovering from the deer chomping, and so far the deer repellent is working.

Goodness, it's hot again.  I've been wondering why II get so little done, and I think it's because it's hot inside as well as outside.  I really, really need to make the call to replace the air conditioner.

Yesterday I was musing about overthinking, and I've gone way too far with this.  I don't know how old my air conditioner is, but it's more than twenty years old and probably more than thirty. It just can't keep up.

The thing is:  should I replace the air conditioner or put in a heat pump, using my gas furnace as cold weather back-up?  The furnace is four years old, high efficiency.  The heat pump costs about $1000 more than a replacement air conditioner.

If anyone has words of wisdom, I'd love to hear them.  I realize that with a heat pump I won't get that warm air feeling from the vents in cold weather, and that isn't an issue.