Daily Musings / page 15

Is that an admission Andy??

I don't understand the question, Victor.

Are you guilty of using Sarah to predict the weather? How are you feeling by the way? Hopefully better.

My dog tells the weather great, if he goes outside and lays for a long time the temp is between 60-80, if doesn't stay out long then it's warmer or colder.

About as accurate as the weather people.

You bet - if he comes in wet it's raining, white it's snowing an so on and so on.

Absolutely uncanny!

I would never feel guilty about using Sarah to predict the weather, lol. She hears the thunder before I do but I usually know it's coming before she does. (I have radar.) lol
I'm debating whether to call the doc in the morning or not. This is the first evening that I have felt half way OK in a week. But I didn't do anything today except get groceries, sit at the laptop and nap. What a day of work will do to me is the question. I'll decide in the morning. If I have a good night, the worst may be over, I hope. Fresh, line dried linen may help, too.
Andy P

Feel better Andy!

Oh my goodness, it's a miracle. . . this California girl, recently transplanted to Cape Cod, is calling her dogs into the house because it is starting to rain, 'long about 8:30 pm. Just dusk. .. and then, against the dark trees, little winking lights in the darkness. Could it be--it IS--fireflies! I've never seen them but that's what they must be. How beautiful. Meanwhile, lightening is sparking in the dark sky. What a show Mother Nature puts on. Those bioluminescent beetles have turned into tiny shooting stars. Just amazing.

CapeCod - I saw the first fireflies of the season last night. It is always amazing to this California "Girl" too. I keep wondering - how do they do that?

I love them. Wow, you got them late Cat. I had them earlier than normal this year - in late May! It's usually mid-June.

Popping in and out to say a fast hi and I'll read all I missed tomorrow.

Hi Billy! Bye Billy!

Yankee, I really like your lily garden!

Thank you, Dave. It's really my only garden. The rest of the yard is SDH (stinkin' dirt hole) right now. But I picked gooseberries today and blueberries - so it's OK.

Fire flies / lightning bugs are a treat. A real sign of Summer. They have been active here since late May, more so on warm nights, though.
We got a quarter inch of rain, my overgrown lawn will love it.

Maybe the fireflies don't like SDHs and that is why I haven't seen them. Whenever I do see them - they are a treat to this CA "girls" eyes.

Come to think of it, I haven't seen as many this year.

I have only seen fireflies here a couple of times. I saw them as a child when my parents would take us kids from Vancouver to Saskatchewan (a Canadian province north of the Dakotas). We were dazzled by them.

No fireflies west of the Rockies. Nor blackflies either. But there are horseflies, sandflies, and no-see-ums - which all bite.

I've been having alot of 'lightning bugs'. I love watching them at night as they have been putting a super show this year.

Yes I have had more this year than in many. Seeing lots of babies also.

We haven't seen any yet - we did see some the first year we lived in Springfield. Are there population surges?

Only after a blackout.

I meant of the fireflies . . . honestly, Victor!

Bah! Ha ha ha!

Birds, bees, fireflies...

I haven't seen any yet this year. I'll have to check tonite. It's certainly warmmm enough!

I stood in the ice cold shower for an hour today. Oy! My water bill!

You guys should live here. A cooling sea breeze came in around 5 PM and dropped the temps from 88 to 75 in no time. It's in the 60s now. I'll need a blanket tonight, lol.
We had a similar drop yesterday but it came with 3/4 inch of rain.
I'm feeling much better today. I put in a regular day at work and even got a little weeding done. Sarah got her walk and I had a cool beer to boot.
The lawn is looking like a jungle, maybe tomorrow if it's not hot.
Andy P

Glad to hear you are better.

Not fair Andy!! It's still 84 here right now. You lucky dog. I mean dogs.

It's 80* here. But that's the inside temp with the AC on.

ouch!

all I can say is thank God for AC

Yes - A/C is underestimated as one of the greatest inventions!!

It's been cool here and we have had a much needed rain shower everyday for the last 4 days. My garden is shooting up with appreciation!! I was in jeans, shoes, socks and 3/4 sleeved shirt yesterday and was still cold. So I baked a roaster chicken in the oven with red-skined garlic mashed potaoes, broccoli, french bread. and for desert we had Lemon-Raspberry pie. Today they are predicting 85 and humid......don't think the oven will need to be on today!

Sure, rub it in Celeste! I roasted a chicken on my driveway yesterday.

Right now it's 78 and oppressively humid! But, last night's T-storms were amazing!!!!!!
We got WAY too much rain, and I fear what the flower beds will look like this morning - I haven't been out yet with so much to do inside first.

We can use some rain here.