WETnesday

 

It looks, sounds and feels like June out there. 

Mountains are socked in with clouds, rain is pitter pattering on the roof outside my window and the beastly humidity of the past few days has been replaced by cooler but still comfortable temperatures.

In most years, all of the above would describe the majority of June in North Idaho.

But this year, we've already had summer for several weeks.  The gardens are happy, for sure, but our bodies, which dread the heat of July and August, have certainly had a warm-up to those days. 

I'm happy to see the cooler weather and am thinking my garden is far enough into summer mode that it will be okay if it slows down a bit. 

I was worried there for a while that we would be harvesting most of the garden by late June and then we could get ready for winter.  

The weather schedule has been just that crazy.

Anyway, this day and yesterday's wild and woolly thunderstorms is bringing much-needed rain to the fields.  

And, it will be kinda fun to do some rainy-day projects today.

I've got house cleaning to do and some shopping, so skipping the morning watering regimen will allow plenty of time for both.

In other news, I just secured our final accommodation for our Ireland trip in the fall. 

This time Bill and I will be taking a counter-clockwise route around the Emerald Isle.  Time to see all that glorious Irish beauty from a different perspective.

We'll also be staying in a couple of new places. 

So, we're looking forward to this year's adventure and seeing the friends we've gotten to know over the years. 

On another subject, I'll leave you with a link to my friend Connie's most recent blog.  That lady knows how to grow a garden. 

Enjoy!  And, Happy WETnesday. 

https://retiredmtnlady.blogspot.com/2023/06/find-shady-spot.html?spref=fb&fbclid=IwAR07ckzbHDL0T8YPhBqAQm8THWXa1_YIfvMUPumH6tiiuroiLMuSc0KoyAc

I'm sure Sunny is happy to see cooler weather.  

From my observations of the cats stretching their bodies out as far as possible on hot days, I think they suffer as much from heat and humidity as old ladies do. 

Virginia Creeper

My friend Gail gave me a sprig of this from her Virginia creeper a few years ago. 

Each year, the plant becomes more aggressive and speedy with its growth.  

I planted it next to the barn door, and now it wastes no time finding its way through holes and openings in the barn. 

 

It's been fun to watch it develop over the years. 

The horses have nibbled down this field of what was once thick, tall grass over the past two weeks.

We call it the electric-fence pasture because the fence involves just one strand of fencing. 

This morning I took them to Pasture No. 2 where the grass has had time to replenish itself. 

I'll be rotating them between three small pastures through June and part of July. 

Then, they'll move to the hay field with is at least twice the size of the smaller pastures combined. 

Nice to have the options.