I took these photos yesterday… the blue sky, white clouds, sunshine…these photos might have to hold me awhile. The week is to be cool, rainy and although a bit far out, they are forecasting snow to the valley floor late in the week. But as of yesterday afternoon, the sky was that impossibly beautiful blue and the clouds piling up over the mountain peaks were white-white. Temperatures rose to nearly 70 all week giving us another week of late summer.
We enjoyed!
So sweet.
It was overcast, cool, blustery, rainy and drizzly. There must have been something good out there as Bob was out until the drizzle changed to sleet.
An editorial comment???? – put another log on the fire!
As a well trained human, I put another log on the fire.
Later in the afternoon, there was some blue sky, a bit of sun and no rain – Karl and I headed out for a walk. Rain in the valley, but a tiny bit of snow on the mountain!
Some clouds are starting to drift in today as a forecast cool front makes its way to our neck of the woods. We have had a week of days reaching nearly to or slightly above the 80 degree mark with nights in the upper 30 – low 40’s. The angle of the sun is low enough and the nights cool enough that it barely hits the high before it rapidly cools down again but it has been very pleasant to sit outside in the evening and enjoy what could be the last of what feels like summer.
And although I have been abnormally busy this week as I crammed some house and yard projects into the schedule, we never skip walks or some quiet time just sitting outside. I have been taking the camera, but the summer-like cloudless conditions with very dry air created a hazy sky and while I still think it is beautiful, it did not make for what seemed like interesting photos.
But, this morning, a few clouds, a bit more humidity, the sun through the trees…I couldn’t resist.
Friday morning walk.
While I continue working on the front porch, the front porch furniture is in the front yard. Karl and Bob – and I – have adjusted…
Maybe Karl and I more than Bob…
I’m using an old comforter as my kneeling pad while sanding. Bob likes a blankie or cushion and it WAS on the front porch…
The porch is sanded and clean and ready for the sealer to be applied this afternoon. I’ve been scrambling to get this done as well as a few other outside projects that are better done in nice weather. It has been sunny, warm and very dry and supposed to be that way until Sunday so this is my opportunity to get some end-of-summer things done before we get into the off and on rainy, then snowy, fall-winter. We often have gorgeous, warm days into October but not so many in a row as this week offered.
I may be a bit slow on the blog posts as I still have my “day job” also. I added back my Twitter account over on the left: “Snippets of life” – just so there is no worry that I have done myself in playing with power tools…. “Snippets” is just a “what I’m doing now” thing – bits of my day or loose thoughts that don’t make a blog post.
…all coming at the moment, from the front yard.