summer

Here We Go

July 19, 2022 at 8:20 am by Claudia

And here we go with the heat advisories. Today it will reach 92° with a heat index of 95° to 100°.

This is my least favorite part of summer. You really can’t go outside for more than a short time. I’ll water the plants on the porch this morning. We did get some rain yesterday, but not nearly what was predicted. I checked the radar and every big storm was either just to the north of us or just to the south. It’s like the storms got together and agreed to avoid us.

It’s not that I love storms and wind – I don’t – but the rain? Yes, please. Especially now.

I also woke up too early and that isn’t helping my mood.

I’m trying to stay away from the news this week, other than watching the hearing on Thursday evening at 8 pm. My spinning brain needs a break.

I’m just about to finish my book. Reading has also been slow lately. I feel too scattered and it has an impact on my concentration level. I read a lot last night in bed and saved the ending for this morning so I could fully appreciate it. This Mick Herron series is so darned good! The one I’m finishing is called Spook Street and the next one in the series is London Rules, which is arriving tomorrow.

If you decide to read them, read them in order.

Okay. Time to water the porch plants and take some photos before it becomes unbearable!

Stay safe.

Happy Tuesday.

And Summer’s Lease Hath All Too Short A Date

September 6, 2021 at 9:53 am by Claudia

The title of this post was written by Shakespeare and it’s one of my favorites. It’s from Sonnet 18 – Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?

I’m really feeling that this morning as I notice the coneflowers turning brown, the gardens looking ragged, the light changing. It’s still officially summer and will be until later on in September, but we all know that we think of Labor Day as the day we move on to autumn. It always leaves me feeling a bit melancholy.

It’s a quiet day here. There’s less traffic on our heavily traveled road. The sun has come out after a rainy day yesterday. I had a good coaching session yesterday and have another one scheduled for tomorrow. But today? I’m going to take it easy. Get back to my painting. Listen to the new vinyl version of Simon and Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water album. Don ordered it the other day because we started talking about The Boxer and how much we love that song and then realized it wasn’t on any of our CDs.

I hope you have a lovely day today. Enjoy.

Stay safe.

Happy Monday.

A Beautiful Day

August 10, 2019 at 10:05 am by Claudia

It is the most beautiful morning!

A breeze, the faint sound of the wind chimes, blue blue sky, and so cool that we had to put on sweatshirts when we went out on the porch for our second cup of coffee. The sounds of mourning doves calling out to each other, cicadas, and crickets fill the air. Just glorious.

It feels almost autumnal – certainly not like early August. But I’ll take it. I’ve opened the windows throughout the house. After so many days with the A/C on, I want to air it out.

I plan to hang around the house today. Yesterday I pulled some weeds, watered, cleaned out the birdbath, and ran an errand. Today? Who knows? I do know that I’m not mowing today. Don is going to do that later in the day.

My back is much better. Thank goodness!

I’m in the midst of reading The Overstory, which is unlike any book I have ever read. I’ll share more with you when I finish it. Richard Powers is an extraordinary writer.

And we’re watching Trapped on Amazon Prime. It’s an Icelandic murder mystery, filmed in Iceland with Icelandic actors. It’s opened up another world. The cast is excellent.

That’s all. I’m feeling relaxed and I plan to enjoy this day. Have a lovely weekend.

Happy Saturday.

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