tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post7237541516019948164..comments2024-03-28T09:59:30.631-07:00Comments on On My Own: The Rest of June-HOT!Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-16907759566947363972020-08-19T19:52:33.619-07:002020-08-19T19:52:33.619-07:00I'm sure you have more humidity, but your big ...I'm sure you have more humidity, but your big green trees and grass are lovely!! We have green but no trees or pretty grass. Our temps are about the same as you?? Thanks for taking me along on your beautiful hikes, you feel more like you out there :-)) I'm obviously once again having to get caught up with my friends. It always makes me smile.Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-17626300364497612612020-07-23T19:38:42.302-07:002020-07-23T19:38:42.302-07:00Loved the videos...as did my cat. He is an elderl...Loved the videos...as did my cat. He is an elderly gentleman, but he perked up when he heard the frogs. Of course, he can hear a lot of that here at home. Thank you for sharing pictures taken in beautiful Shenandoah National Park, my home away from home. Stay cool!Pam Sprousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08911993909677818986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-73451039735994178112020-07-21T16:11:39.351-07:002020-07-21T16:11:39.351-07:00It's hot here too in AZ, triple digits since J...It's hot here too in AZ, triple digits since June...but it is so dry. We are getting used to it. <br />Lucky for you, you are surrounded by lush and green scenery and you r wild neighbors are keeping you company.<br />-MonaLizaUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075287071861696741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-79828404851136070822020-07-21T09:45:00.552-07:002020-07-21T09:45:00.552-07:00I love seeing photos of the farm. You are doing a...I love seeing photos of the farm. You are doing an amazing job of carrying on what David started....and loved. Lots of history and memories in that place. Seems as David got older, he loved the farm even more. I must echo the sentiments of the heat heard from others who have commented on your blog. Still remembering the time we went to Acadia ....and met you and David...in Bar Harbor? and ate at that lovely spot overlooking the water. Aren't memories wonderful! No one can take them from us. We also need to get "out of Dodge"....but the Rona is slowing us down quite a bit. I stay inside most of the time during the summer here...would love to escape to Maine...or Vermont...or ?? where normally the summer temps are delightful! A friend of mine recently posted this poem by Wendell Berry....and I pass it along to you...because of your love of nature. My guess is that you are already familiar with it. "The Peace of Wild Things." When despair for the world grows in me..and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives might be (and grandchildren..and great grandchildren)....I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free."carol45@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07792067923714394058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-53869778890426399212020-07-21T03:30:32.567-07:002020-07-21T03:30:32.567-07:00I didn't know fireflies also liked milkweed. I...I didn't know fireflies also liked milkweed. I guess we need to plant some. I'm sorry it's so hot there. Don't feel too bad that it's cooler in Florida, because with the humidity I am sure it feels much hotter. It's been hot here the past two weeks as well, but not as hot as you. I'm dreaming of fall.<br /> Is your John Deere still under warranty? We bought one two years ago and it's been fine so far. They will come get it for service. Of course they will charge to pick it up, but if it's under warranty it might be worth it. Love your pictures. I don't think we still have any mountain laurel blooming but I did see some rhododendrons, which was a surprise. Take care and stay cool. Fall is coming... Karen and Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284661066870109259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-43819952682612952482020-07-19T19:19:03.799-07:002020-07-19T19:19:03.799-07:00Come visit and we can wear our purple sun hats tog...Come visit and we can wear our purple sun hats together on the beach!! :-)Laurel (www.ravenandchickadee.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09133248112440273123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-47923926295312412712020-07-19T16:04:50.054-07:002020-07-19T16:04:50.054-07:00I agree that the weather is very weird and I fear ...I agree that the weather is very weird and I fear that this is just the beginning of things to come in terms of the heat in the summer. This is the hottest summer ever on record in Virginia the entire month of July so far has been in the 90s. Today it was 98 and the heat index was 106. It's totally completely miserable.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-30626001367333284152020-07-19T16:03:33.812-07:002020-07-19T16:03:33.812-07:00When I bought that how I thought boy this would be...When I bought that how I thought boy this would be perfect for Laurel. Yes I am just about to jump out of my skin with this quarantine I SO want to get back to traveling.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-39299723455322504372020-07-19T16:02:32.375-07:002020-07-19T16:02:32.375-07:00You better stay where you are. Heat index here tod...You better stay where you are. Heat index here today was 106.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-12229805913140777722020-07-19T16:01:50.630-07:002020-07-19T16:01:50.630-07:00I'd sure love to come Karen but I can't ta...I'd sure love to come Karen but I can't take a chance until they open the country up more.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-88246827898484618452020-07-19T14:08:35.460-07:002020-07-19T14:08:35.460-07:00I think the weather is weird in many locations. S...I think the weather is weird in many locations. Sacramento's summers have always been brutally hot, but it gets chilly in early evening and overnight and has stayed cool up until noon. Now it is hot from morning until dark. I hope this isn't a sign of the coming years' weather patterns. No humidity but hot is hot!Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-65120066723945539232020-07-19T11:53:43.715-07:002020-07-19T11:53:43.715-07:00A purple sunhat! You look great. :-)) We're tr...A purple sunhat! You look great. :-)) We're trying to adjust to the heat and humidity here in Florida, too (as you know). It's hard! You are better at getting out first thing in the morning than I am. I often don't get out until 8:00 and it's really too hot even then. I'm soaking wet by the time I get home an hour and a half later.<br /><br />So glad you got up to beautiful Shenandoah for a hike. That sounds wonderfully cool. Your monarchs are beautiful...we're raising a handful of black swallowtail caterpillars that I found on my parsley. We were saving them from being eaten by the birds. It's a fun little science project to help pass the time. I'm ready to get back to our travels, though, and I know you are too!! Hang in there...Laurel (www.ravenandchickadee.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09133248112440273123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-64298992309037880582020-07-19T10:55:18.013-07:002020-07-19T10:55:18.013-07:00I sure hope we can come visit you soon...from a sa...I sure hope we can come visit you soon...from a safe distance, lol...you live in such a beautiful part of the country. Yes, it might be cooler in Florida, but every day it's "feels like 105"....so the humidity is awful. Love your photos....Jeannie and Eldyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664198861231288915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-30468767917659372002020-07-18T13:09:20.063-07:002020-07-18T13:09:20.063-07:00So glad to have found you again. So I am trying to...So glad to have found you again. So I am trying to get caught up.. What I want to know is when you are coming out West... There is that Glacier trip I know you have been wanting to finish and the whole State of Washington that you have not explored.. Karenklbexploreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294131539793643894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-66805597633535631662020-07-18T11:50:12.600-07:002020-07-18T11:50:12.600-07:00No worries at all about typos Michele. I never no...No worries at all about typos Michele. I never notice them unless they are mine and I sure didn't see yours. Thank you SO much for the link to book trail. Sounds like a great source. My kindle is never far away though the one thing about quarantine that isn't so bad is that the library has opened up for reserve and pick up so I can now have real books which I love most.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-43410207700870436122020-07-18T11:47:33.543-07:002020-07-18T11:47:33.543-07:00You flatter me Paul. My knowledge is minuscule bu...You flatter me Paul. My knowledge is minuscule but I do so love the nature world. That lady deer was actually watering the field. I really splurged and bought that hat in two colors so that when they stop making it and I've worn one out I'll still have another. Learned the hard way about that.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-72844382986935508632020-07-18T11:46:00.921-07:002020-07-18T11:46:00.921-07:00Glad Celia is "reading" the blog with yo...Glad Celia is "reading" the blog with you and enjoying it. Yes SO MANY FROGS!!Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-18855292975556793232020-07-18T11:45:15.470-07:002020-07-18T11:45:15.470-07:00Loree what a wonderful thing to say that you get e...Loree what a wonderful thing to say that you get excited. That just makes my day. Thanks for the author suggestions.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-57808570001785781512020-07-18T11:44:35.345-07:002020-07-18T11:44:35.345-07:00I have to stop looking at the temperatures in Main...I have to stop looking at the temperatures in Maine. Do not mention potato chips. Luckily there is still some beauty to take pictures of but I'm not sure how the next blog will manage. Those two flowers are various thistle.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-91910466090456850172020-07-18T11:42:25.899-07:002020-07-18T11:42:25.899-07:0064 sounds absolutely heavenly. Not sure how sane ...64 sounds absolutely heavenly. Not sure how sane I'm staying. These are definitely trying times. So much I need to do, no motivation to do any of it.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-81248464322612659032020-07-18T11:41:26.909-07:002020-07-18T11:41:26.909-07:00Oh good grief - TRIPLE DIGITS - I don't know h...Oh good grief - TRIPLE DIGITS - I don't know how you do it. 95 and I think I'm melting.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-69534045394895828652020-07-18T11:40:44.273-07:002020-07-18T11:40:44.273-07:00Cold and foggy sounds great! Can't wait until...Cold and foggy sounds great! Can't wait until I get down to only one more think. I'm a far distance from that now.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-69436081582079539202020-07-18T11:40:04.878-07:002020-07-18T11:40:04.878-07:00Thank you Pam for the compliments. Shenandoah was...Thank you Pam for the compliments. Shenandoah was wonderful. Cool, not hot, buggy or muggy. It's that altitude thing. Wish I could just go up and stay. But too much to do needing internet.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-5557931410283457852020-07-18T11:38:59.700-07:002020-07-18T11:38:59.700-07:00I'm up at 6 and back by 8:15. I keep thinking...I'm up at 6 and back by 8:15. I keep thinking this too shall pass but I fear not for quite a while.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790583569537123678.post-82299611150372341862020-07-18T08:31:20.983-07:002020-07-18T08:31:20.983-07:00Sorry about the typos!
Sorry about the typos!<br />Michele with one ellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120638217650067295noreply@blogger.com