yEAH for the weekend

Friday is here Yeah!!!!!!

Quiet Weekend

This weekend has been pretty quiet for the most part. I spent most of yesterday sleeping. I have not done that in quite awhile. It actually felt pretty good. The weather has started cooling down some so we do not have to run the air conditioners quite as much. And I am actually able to cut back on the watering for the lawn. The deer have been hanging out here a lot. Everyone really enjoys watching them. In the last week we have seen a doe and her two fawns, a doe and a buck with one fawn, and yesterday we had two bucks hanging around ( a yearling and a 2 year old) munching on the clover and roses. It is really nice to see them around again. During the hot spell they stayed away. I think that maybe they were staying close to the river during that time.
It is always interesting to see the expressions on the faces of the new residents when they see the deer runnig around here. For me it is an indicator that everything is right with the world if even for just a brief moment. I love to just sit and watch them.

Shorty helping with the wash

Laurie was doing the wash yesterday and Shorty decided he needed to help. When Laurie brought the laundry in she had a couple of throw rugs that she had washed on top of her laundry cart. Shorty had been asleep on ht ebed that is until the moment Laurie entered the bedroom with the fresh laundry. She had stopped at the foot of the bed and Shorty jumped from the bed onto the top of the throw rugs. As you can see he has made himself right at home.

Great News for Great Grandma

This last week has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride. My Mom has been undergoing some tests because they thought she may have ovarian cancer. On Monday I got a call from her doctor letting us know that the last set of tests had come in and they indicate no cancer. What a relief that news was. She still has some more tests to go through but they are pretty sure that she does not have any cancer. Maybe now I wil be able to sleep a little better. Although I am still concerned about the situation in Florida.
But more on that later right now I need to get to bed as it is after midnight.

Wow What a storm!

The weather here has been pretty darn strange lately. We went from hot to having hail storms in just a few hours. And what a doozy of a storm this one was. When the storm started it was just after work and we had some thunder and lightening. That lasted a couple of hours and then all of the sudden I heard what sounded like large fire crackers being set off. It started out as one every few seconds then got more frequent. Before we knew it the hail fas falling like gang busters. You can hear it in the videos. It made so much noise that the cats were really nervous. Shorty made a pittiful meow and was slinking along the floor looking for a place to hide. I grabbed the camera and took these videos they are not very good but you get the idea. The hail storm lasted a few minutes and then quit. When it quit everything quit with it. Everything became real quiet. Except the police scanner. We have had numerous reports of smoke in the forested areas around here. Started by lightning. We noticed the cover on our patio is going to have to be replaced now. It has 13 different cracks and holes in it from the storm. So I guess I will replacing it this weekend.

As I am typing this we have another storm brewing. The "Thunder" has started up again. This could prove to be an interesting night.

The rain has started again. It is kind of neat to sit here and listen to the rain with a big booming thunderclap once in awhile.

Lost Video

some how I managed to post the last entry without the video

Guess it is an indicator that I am getting old !! :)

I am really glad to see the deer back. Everyone here really enjoys watching them and it gives the tenants something positive to talk about.

The Deer Are Back!!

bWith the hot weather the deer that generally hang out here have been missing. Evidently they were staying down by the river trying to stay cool like the rest of us. A thunder storm had just passed over the area when we noticed the deer back out on the yard. It is sure good to see them back. The popping noise you hear in the video is the rain drops hitting the cover on our patio. The drops were very large probably some of the largest I have ever seen. A few miles away they were getting hail the size of golf balls. Sure been having some strange weather here!

Starting to cool down some

Finally the weather is starting to cool down a little, not very much but a little. Right now we have a thunder storm brewing right above us. It is bringing a few rain drops with it but only enough to tease us. The bad thing about the lightening right now is because it tends to start forest fires. And as dry as everything is right now the forest fires can get out of control real fast.
We still have a large one going to the northeast of us in an area called lost lake. They have been fighting it for almost a week. Hopefully it will be controlled before another week is out.
We were talking the other night that it seems strange to consider 90 degrees cooler weather.
I have been noticing that the fir trees are really loaded with cones this year. It could be an indicator of a hard winter coming. Mother nature has a way of averaging herself out. The hotter the summer the colder the winter. And the fir trees help back it up.