I
can't believe it's been two weeks already since I got back. In some
ways that is no time and others, worlds away. The very next day
after I returned, we drove two hours to Galveston to spend the day
with family from Dallas and the Houston area on the beach.
My
grandgirl Robin left with us at the end of the day for her week. And
just as she left, my sister's two (bigger but still small) black and
white dogs came for their 10 day stay.
They're
still here. Minnie has grown since she appeared in the yard four
weeks ago but not a whole lot.
And I've worked some days at the store. And caught
up on the dangling threads I left to what remains of my business. I
have even pulled out the waxes I made years ago of the tree bark
around here and that is sitting on my table as I write. It is time
to start some new work.
We
are entering high summer. These are the dog days. This week we will
see triple digits perhaps as high as 106˚. Corn is being harvested
and the cotton is starting to pop. The birds are raising their last
broods.
It
is very dry even though we did get half an inch last Tuesday, the
first rain in 7 or 8 weeks. Water is evaporating out of the turtle
pond and water lily pond at a surprising rate.
The
plumerias, still recovering from being froze to the ground winter
before last, should be blooming but they're not. The altheas that
didn't bloom in the spring like they were supposed to are putting on
sparse flowers now. The yellow butterfly ginger is
putting out it's first blooms and the morning glory bush is also
blooming.
There's
more but that's enough for now. It's too damn hot to be outside for
any length of time.
Driving through town this week we saw yellow leaves on the lightweight trees and their leaves accumulating against driveway sidewalls. We'll be settling into school and band routines soon. Sigh. And, thank you for your kind comments on my charges. Emily has had an epiphany this year, no small thanks to her wise counselor. We now enjoy each other's company. And yes, I shudder to think of her sucked back into the orbit of her parasitic parents.
ReplyDeleteI'll bet in that heat the majority of your time on the beach was really spent in the water.
ReplyDeleteVery nice sandal tan.
ReplyDeleteYou have had a very exciting summer.
ReplyDeleteAll plants have produced strangely this year.
Wishing you rain and a wonderfully creative week.
You got spoiled with the cooler weather in the north.Canned tomato juice today, indoors.
ReplyDeleteIt does look hot where you are, but I'm already noticing a hint of fall in the air so, hopefully, the scorching temperatures won't last much longer.
ReplyDeleteCute little dogs... I would be spending all my hours INSIDE if it was that hot here!
ReplyDeletei like the black and white crew. :) very dry and hot here too.
ReplyDeleteIt's hot here too -- and you apparently have it worse than we do. Minnie is so CUTE.
ReplyDeleteI am freaking slavering over those tree bark waxes. You got molds? Old Skool rubber? Or New Skool 3D files?
ReplyDeleteOur weather is cooling (high 80s) and the days look shorter to me. Fall is just around the corner so enjoying the summer that is left.
ReplyDeleteThere is no stopping you! Mmm, one of these days, I must get to the beach... ;-)
ReplyDeleteGood batch of photos, Ellen. I like the bird feeding her young one. It's hot and dry here in OR too; I wish it would rain.
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