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Summer Ramblings. #6
Hello once again everyone! When summer temperatures cool off, they really do. Yesterday it was mainly cloudy with a high of 67F (19.6C). Last night the temp dropped to just 48F (9C). Today the high is expected to be 59F (15C). To me temperatures like that are more like fall , or autumn if you prefer, not summer. That was certainly a sudden change in the weather. Sitting here typing I actually feel quite chilly.
There is a light shower out there right now as well. We are supposed to get showers all day. This kind of weather gets me stiffened up. Minor detail. Even Muffin feels cold, so she decided to come and sit with me. There are some gulls flying around this morning, I haven’t heard or seen any other birds all morning though. It’s a very gray, kind of hazy day out there. But, all in all, it’s still a beautiful day.
Another lake that we stopped at on our day trip.
Easy to tell that the street is wet as the cars drive by. It sure feels like fall, except everything is still nice and green. There is not really much happening these days. I need to get out and clean up my flowers on the balcony today. Some have gotten so tall that they can’t stand up straight anymore. So, it’s time to give them a bit of a haircut. Nothing major.
Another abundant wildflower that day was the Pearly Everlasting.
Just cut them back a bit so they will spread out more instead of concentrating on growing upwards. I also need to do some dusting again. This place sure gets dusty quickly. Hmm, Muffin is sleeping on her head again. She looks cute that way. Oops, she changed position. I was going to try and get a picture of her but guess my movement kind of woke her up a bit. Oh well.
Close up of the Pearly Everlasting.
Maybe she will do it again. She was really running around this morning. I think she is enjoying the cooler temps. She needs the exercise. Someone else needs the exercise too, but I won’t mention names. It wouldn’t be polite. Well, time for lunch, have a great day everyone and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2024 Steve McLeod.
Summer Ramblings. #5
Hi everyone! Hard to believe that we have gone through a whole week in August already. And I’m way behind in my summer ramblings too. I decided it’s time to get at some more of them while summer is still with us. It won’t be around much longer. Really, summer is done in another 3 weeks. Kind of sad. Right now it feels more like fall than summer.
The last couple of days have been cool, only around 72F (22C). Tonight it’s supposed to drop down to 50F (10C), and then only a high of 63F (17C) tomorrow with showers. But the weekend is supposed to be warmer, then cool off again next week. Oh well. The birds are really flocking together now. The morning chorus of birds is over except for a few hardier species.
A beautiful Harebell, one of my all time favorite wildflowers.
Some species of birds are already heading south. That part is really sad. I wasn’t able to get any photos of our pelicans this year and they will soon be gone again until next year. Right now there is a dog barking. It has been barking steadily for the last 20 minutes. Just doesn’t quit. The dog’s owner tied it up outside and left it. Guess the dog doesn’t like that too much. Sigh.
There were large bunches of Harebells in places.
Oh look, the owner returned and took the dog inside. Nice and quiet out there now, except for some kids playing. That actually sounds nice. It wasn’t really the dog’s fault though, it just didn’t like being tied up outside and left alone. Oh well. I can hear a bird singing now. Hmm, stopped already. There is a flock of grackles out here now, quite a large flock. They are getting together a bit early this year.
That doesn’t mean they will leave early though. Grackles are hard to predict. The flock is moving on elsewhere now I see. Looks like there are Starlings with them too. Hmm, the kids are leaving too. The only noise out there now is the traffic. And there is lots of that. Oh well. Hey, a blue jay just flew past the window, I haven’t seen one of those for quite some time. It was all alone, which is quite odd.
Evening Primrose blooms in the evening and at night, but these were still open in the morning.
I have to repot a couple of my plants soon, they have definitely outgrown the pots they are in presently. Unfortunately I forgot to buy some potting soil when I was out shopping on Monday, so I have to put off this project for a bit. I need to plant more oat grass for Muffin too. That I can do today, I have enough potting soil for that one. I am sharing some more wildflower pics today from our recent day trip, hope you enjoy. Have a wonderful Wednesday everyone and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2024 Steve McLeod.
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