Saturday Slight

 

Are we ready for heat?

 Taylor's cows across the road seem to have figured out a bovine answer to a hot day. 

Just a little crowding beneath this shade tree, but they'll get it perfected. 

We're set for some serious heat over the next week.  It will, no doubt, be miserable and maybe even detrimental to hay crops and pastures with no rain in the forecast. 

We know that it could be worse:  we could be in the Southwest where temps will exceed 100 degrees and even 120 in some places. 

Moderation would be nice, but that doesn't seem to be in the cards with moisture or heat this year. 

On this Saturday morning I want to wish my friends Skip and Helen a very happy 60th anniversary celebration.  Amazing.  

I can say they truly exemplify all the qualities of a strong marriage.  

Congratulations, Helen and Skip.  Enjoy your celebration.  

Also, hats off to Willie and Debbie's former foreign exchange student Emma from Berlin.  She is now a high school graduate and ready to move on to her next life adventure. 

Congratulations to you, Emma. 

Bill will soon be heading off to help out with a Trout Unlimited river clean-up project on the Pack River. 

Now, there's a way to stay cool, although he's not participating in the float, just the extra logistics. 

Nonetheless, I'm betting the kayaks around here get a little use in the next few days as it heats up. 

For now, we'll do our best to stay cool and keep all the critters, garden veggies and flowers watered.  

Happy Saturday. 

The message above seems like a good reminder for this first edition of a brand new American holiday. 

I have to admit that my knowledge of this day of celebration is limited, mainly because of personal experience or lack thereof. 

Nonetheless, I wholeheartedly respect the reasons for  designating it as a day for reflecting upon liberation from the inhumane and despicable practice of slavery.

I hope to learn more as Juneteenth celebrations unfold each year.  Let's hope also that the holiday continually reminds us never to allow such a dark chapter in our history again.   

  

These enterprising young ladies set up a booth in the neighborhood yesterday and made a little summer cash by selling succulents, rhubarb and flower arrangements.  

When I suggested that they display a more mature example of a succulent to give buyers an idea of how their starts would eventually look, they said they did just that.  

Only problem:  customers bought their samples. 

I purchased two starts and promised to illustrate, over time, their progress. 

I also suggested that they add lemonade to their inventory.  They were thinking about that idea when I left.  

So, it's possible there may be a lemonade stand on Selle Road, thanks to these ladies.