The temperature dropped over 20 degrees in an hour and a half, and thank goodness – we seem to be done, for now, with the record heat.
In spite of being defoliated by gypsy moth caterpillars and who knows what else, the fairy rose started blooming. It is nice to see the little white flowers again, and pretty much on schedule with last year.
Car
Yesterday, got a bad report on my ancient car.
It needs a ton of work, so I’m faced with a decision about whether to get a new vehicle instead.
Slushies for Kids
It being hot outside (see prior blog entry), my youngest grandchild, James, recruited me to bring the crushed ice machine to his preschool today.
It makes tolerably good Slushies, not quite as fine as you get from the big commercial machines, but good enough, especially since I got it for free at a local yard sale.
Hot Enough For Ya?
After record cold in May, we’re into record heat in June. Right now, at almost 4:30 PM, it’s 88 degrees outside.
I HATE this. I wish all this heat could be deposited on (or, better, in) the skulls of those people who are perpetually cold, or perpetually whiney about winter.
By the way, on Vancouver Island, it’s in the mid-60’s.
Some folks have all the luck!
Offshore Wind
Noticed the wind blowing in from the West around 4:00 this afternoon, the best direction, from land to ocean, as opposed to the killer Nor’easters that feed from the water and rotate inshore.
And, what a mercy, I now have screens on ALL my windows, having put up the last one in no time this evening.
Cut Us a Break, Mitt!
The federales caught up with Tommy “Taxes” Finneran, who was indicted today on three counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice.
Public Kvetching Is Not a Public Service
I’ve read the newspaper on a daily basis for over 40 years.
I think I’m going to stop.
Summer’s Here
We’ve had two fair, sunny, warm-to-hot weekends. Local festivals have started, and the seasonal businesses are open. It seems that, true to form, the Cape has progressed from winter to summer without the benefit of spring.
Gardener’s Diary
I’ve been amazed at the resilience of the seemingly fragile new-growth spring plants, which withstood a brutal Nor’easter earlier this week.
The only casualties were some very tiny Coleus which I’d put in just before the storm. Everything else not only survived, but apparently thrived with all the rain, even though it seems we’ve had maybe 15 minutes of sun since last weekend.
Physical and Economic Capital
Two NYU researchers have succeeded in attaching an economic cost to being a “big girl”: every 1% increase in a woman’s BMI means a 0.6% decrease in future family income.