A seriously rainy day today as in it started yesterday, continued through the night and all day today.
All day!
AND…midafternoon, my temperature gauge read 39.7F. Yep…about 8 degrees from freezing.
BUT.
I am NOT complaining.
Early June was dry and warm-hot.
We needed some moisture.
Although it seems like we are catching up in a BIG fell swoop, well – if we don’t float away, no catastrophic flooding and no mudslides, I will take it!
Thursday night and Friday morning were a bit soggy.
But, mid and late afternoon Friday…Sun breaks!
We were very fortunate all day long in being able to take walks during the sun breaks/dry time. The woods was wonderfully wet but rain was not falling on our heads.
Later…some fun with Bear and Auggie:
Yes, it is Friday…Friday the 13th! But here on “The Road Home” it is time for fun.
Another Simon’s Cat video.
I’m a Subscriber to Simon’s Cat videos and this morning came a short to celebrate 3,000,000 …THAT is 3 MILLION subscribers to Simon’s Cat videos on YouTube. As I watched the celebratory short, there were some “trailers” and I saw the Screen Grab bit. I HAD to share.
A while ago, my mom told me that who knows how…their tv got set to PetTV. She told me that she heard this beautiful music and found the TV set to PetTV.
After viewing the below, I remembered and laughed and thought to share – SO funny and fun!
A rainy day.
All day, mostly raining.
Auggie developed a severe case of cabin fever by lunchtime.
So, I made a fort.
And got out some toys that had been put away…so they seem new…for just such an emergency!
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
My strategy worked for about 40 minutes.
Although it stayed cloudy and the grass and brush was very wet, there was a bit of a break and Auggie went out.
Being so low to the ground, he got VERY wet.
BUT, his double coat, just like Bear…a shake and all is mostly well.
Except for his feet and his stomach.
Both Auggie and Bear spend a LOT of time on feet after being out in the wet.
And then a nap.
On the plus side, it is VERY, VERY green ….AND the yellow jackets do not fly in the rain!
This time of year is prime time.
It is cool, then warm: almost hot, then cool
The transition to green from the white of Winter always happens with seeming suddenness.
During the cool, rainy days there is fresh mountain snow.
The road home is dressed in green, white and blue, blue sky.
The valley…
The mountains…
Prime Time.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday were warm, warmer, almost hot…relatively…with blue, blue sky and sunshine.
We were all out as much as possible.
Because, it wasn’t forecast to stay that way.
And it didn’t.
Today, Saturday, started at 49F and cloudy.
It has been showery off and on
And at 3:30 p.m. it is 48F.
On Friday, while it was still sunny, my yellow jacket traps caught another queen.
And on another pest issue…
Auggie on the roof of the generator “house”. This is good news because the generator house is the launching spot for the yearly crazy robin that attacks my living room window. And yes, I’ve pulled the blinds, left them open, hung streamers, etc. etc.
But this year, Auggie is on “robin duty”!
***another goofy video…from Wednesday. The background “machine groaning” sounds are the neighbor’s backhoe. “We” and I use that “we” VERY loosely at this point…have a plan to clean up downfall, cut some trees and split firewood.
