Will it make you feel any better if I tell you how wonderful the OB instructors were, and that they have satellite phones with GPS out there with them? And we know they work, because that’s how they located CBtE’s group in the mist when they were having trouble finding landmarks and they needed to re-supply?
I keep rereading about how skilled the instructors are, as well as looking at webcams all over Montana….which is what is keeping me from calling the base camp. I might not know exactly where my son is, but I’m spying on Montana over the intertubes.
FWIW, sometimes there’s no one there at the base camp to answer (they do go out for supplies and stuff), which would just make you worry. I know, because the thick mist/long time to resupply thing happened on my call-in day at the half-way point.
They’ll be keeping an eye on things at the base camp and working together to stay away from the fires and be safe.
but these are very big states and even though it sounds like the fires are huge, the relative area is small. When we were in Idaho, it had the most acreage burning of any western state and it was really easy to avoid the areas where the fires were — despite there being several hundred thousand acres burning, there were no fire within 30 miles of us. A couple of years ago in Oregon, we were staying 5 miles away from a 4000 acre fire and they didn’t evacuate us or the town that was even closer.
It’s the price you pay if you want to be “rural”. But the trade-off comes this weekend when we get to enjoy the Perseid meteor shower. Clear skies forecast and its a New Moon. Hoping for a good show.
Light pollution bugs me…especially when you’re trying to see cool things like the Perseids. I’ve been thinking of going someplace outside of Raleigh if it’s going to be clear.
I’ve been fascinated with this kind of stuff since I was a kid. Since we moved out here ten years ago I’ve gotten a little spoiled with being able to walk out on a clear night and just stargaze. But it’s cloudy more often than not in this part of the state so you need to have a little luck on your side. This year it appears we are going to be smiled upon by the gods of Ohio’s finicky weather.
One of the great things about being rural is the clear skies at night. They’re predicting clear skies for us this weekend, so hopefully it will be a good show.
It’s raining (which we need) and won’t get above 50 degrees for the next few days, so of course were running low on firewood.
As for fresh tomatoes, I won’t see one of those until next February.
Home grown tomatoes, home grown tomatoes
What’d life be without home grown tomatoes
There’s only two things that money can’t buy
That’s true love and home grown tomatoes
You can go out and eat ’em, that’s for sure
But there’s nothin’ a home grown tomato won’t cure
You can put ’em in a salad, put ’em in a stew
You can make your own, very own tomato juice
You can eat ’em with eggs, you can eat ’em with gravy
You can eat ’em with beans, pinto or navy
Put em on the side, put em on the middle
Home grown tomatoes on a hot cake griddle
You’d be more than welcome to come on down and share in our tomato glut. Virgin Airlines is starting an Oz-US route, and you might pick up some cheap flights while they’re trying to get themselves established in the US.
We haven’t had rain in so long, and it’s been so damned hot, that when a surprise downpour occurred yesterday evening I stood out in the yard and got drenched. Boy, did that feel good!
Good morning, FM!
My sympathies.
How about this; yesterday, we started out at about 72 at 7 am – the temperature kept dropping all day (in the rain) and reached 58 at 5 pm.
This morning, we have 61 – might reach 80 since we have a sunny day ahead.
Too much to talk about really. Ok, just kidding. Basically I’m hunkered down in the house and have only been out once in the past 3 days to buy coffee and it was godawful out there.
Well, we had our share of heat this week, and I have no a/c at home. Yesterday, as I left the apt (4pm), it was still 76 inside – down from 91.
At curly’s now, where no a/c is required this beautiful morning.
I’m sure FMom and I wouldn’t survive if we didn’t have A/C. Last year in late April our A/C went out. It was already hitting high 80’s/low 90’s. We would have to go over to my sister’s house or just drive around to get some A/C.
It always amazes me how people got by in the early days without A/C.
Good morning Family Man, ask & Second Nature. I’ve been reading outdoors on the porch as its still a comfortable 70 F here. Later in the day it won’t be so pleasant at 96.
Glad you’re having some nice morning weather. It’s 76 here at the moment, which is pretty nice. I just looked at the local weather and they’re predicting a high of 104.
How are you and Mrs. ID doing? Have ya’ll gotten over your virus?
The bug is almost gone for both of us and we’ll be able to rescue my mom from assisted living again tomorrow for brunch. Sadly, today will be a work day for me. I’m still cleaning up the horrible mess the previous administration left. Should be caught up by the end of this year, though;-)
Yep, one year of long hours and hard work, three of slacking and suckling at the public trough.
I took a break yesterday and went outside to check out the yellow-jacket nest I’d heard was in the lawn next to the parking area. Being a numbers geek, I was compelled to count the number of critters coming and going for 60 seconds to try to estimate the size of the underground nest. There were 76 in a minute! Gives new meaning to the old “Don’t Tread On Me” slogan.
i just wanted to say this blog is on fire lately….lots of great diaries and stuff i dont see cross posted all over the place…..very good work to boo and the diarists and thanks.
We’re making significant progress on the piles of paper left from as far back as 2003. We even had a volunteer come in to help sort for several days (a local historical writer) imagine that!
Sorry you’ve had to return to the grind as well.
I’m off to the assisted living center nearby to pick up my mom for Sunday brunch. Have a good day in the Big Apple;-)
And yes he says he is going to resign and yes I way it won’t make a bit of difference to anything. He’ll just be doing what he always does, just with less prying eyes.
Our last puppy was the runt also and she was the best of the litter. She slept with us for many years even tho she got to 65 lbs. She has been gone for several years now, but still missed.
Good morning all. I’m off to fight with Verizon, which ended my phone service yesterday despite no prior notice. No bills or contact since my switchover in June. Wish me luck.
Andi and FM, I’m sorry about the heat.
ask, I think we’ve gotten cooler here as well.
Thanks CG. Glad to hear ya’ll are cooling off some.
S’posd to be 103 today. Montana is bursting into flames in the area where I think my son’s group is hiking. I’m out of coffee.
I hope your son is all right. Is there any way to call and find out?
That’s scary.
Will it make you feel any better if I tell you how wonderful the OB instructors were, and that they have satellite phones with GPS out there with them? And we know they work, because that’s how they located CBtE’s group in the mist when they were having trouble finding landmarks and they needed to re-supply?
I need coffee.
I keep rereading about how skilled the instructors are, as well as looking at webcams all over Montana….which is what is keeping me from calling the base camp. I might not know exactly where my son is, but I’m spying on Montana over the intertubes.
FWIW, sometimes there’s no one there at the base camp to answer (they do go out for supplies and stuff), which would just make you worry. I know, because the thick mist/long time to resupply thing happened on my call-in day at the half-way point.
They’ll be keeping an eye on things at the base camp and working together to stay away from the fires and be safe.
(((SN)))
but these are very big states and even though it sounds like the fires are huge, the relative area is small. When we were in Idaho, it had the most acreage burning of any western state and it was really easy to avoid the areas where the fires were — despite there being several hundred thousand acres burning, there were no fire within 30 miles of us. A couple of years ago in Oregon, we were staying 5 miles away from a 4000 acre fire and they didn’t evacuate us or the town that was even closer.
Hopefully they’ll stay in the shade today.
Yep, it’s supposed to be 81 here.
81? Stay out of that oppressive heat up there. 🙂
wow, that’s almost fall weather for FM. 🙂
Sometimes that’s almost winter weather.
100 degrees here yesterday. Up to 99 today. Lotsa humidity.
My tomatoes and peppers are lovin’ it, flowers not so much.
Horse flies are out in force and they’re biting. Bummer.
I remember horse flies bites. No fun.
It’s the price you pay if you want to be “rural”. But the trade-off comes this weekend when we get to enjoy the Perseid meteor shower. Clear skies forecast and its a New Moon. Hoping for a good show.
Light pollution bugs me…especially when you’re trying to see cool things like the Perseids. I’ve been thinking of going someplace outside of Raleigh if it’s going to be clear.
I’ll have to remember to go outside and watch. Too bad it wasn’t last week, when I was in a place with even less light pollution than here.
I’m looking forward to them. I go out every year and just sit back and watch.
I’ve been fascinated with this kind of stuff since I was a kid. Since we moved out here ten years ago I’ve gotten a little spoiled with being able to walk out on a clear night and just stargaze. But it’s cloudy more often than not in this part of the state so you need to have a little luck on your side. This year it appears we are going to be smiled upon by the gods of Ohio’s finicky weather.
One of the great things about being rural is the clear skies at night. They’re predicting clear skies for us this weekend, so hopefully it will be a good show.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed (for both of us).
Ohio tomatoes are the best!!!
I miss them. 🙁
They are hanging like grapes this year. Never seen anything like it. We will be doing lots of canning here shortly. Got everything ready.
Talk about heat and tomatoes. I don’t mind.
It’s raining (which we need) and won’t get above 50 degrees for the next few days, so of course were running low on firewood.
As for fresh tomatoes, I won’t see one of those until next February.
Home grown tomatoes, home grown tomatoes
What’d life be without home grown tomatoes
There’s only two things that money can’t buy
That’s true love and home grown tomatoes
You can go out and eat ’em, that’s for sure
But there’s nothin’ a home grown tomato won’t cure
You can put ’em in a salad, put ’em in a stew
You can make your own, very own tomato juice
You can eat ’em with eggs, you can eat ’em with gravy
You can eat ’em with beans, pinto or navy
Put em on the side, put em on the middle
Home grown tomatoes on a hot cake griddle
Next february, at which time my passport will finally come through and I’ll be ready for some homegrown tomatoes. 😉
You’d be more than welcome to come on down and share in our tomato glut. Virgin Airlines is starting an Oz-US route, and you might pick up some cheap flights while they’re trying to get themselves established in the US.
I will definitely keep that in mind as I’m expecting to need a mental health break from mr. nature by then. 🙂
and it’s going to stay in the 90s without a break for at least the next week. 🙁
Morning Andi.
Just a hi and bye. See ya later.
Good morning, Andi and FM!
We have rain again all morning – though nothing like Wednesday’s torrential downpour. Only 71 and staying in the 70s today.
We haven’t had rain in so long, and it’s been so damned hot, that when a surprise downpour occurred yesterday evening I stood out in the yard and got drenched. Boy, did that feel good!
Morning, SN!
That dancing in the rain is great.
Hope you get some more.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed, ask. We’re heading up to 103 again today with a heat index of 115.
It’s been so hot and so dry here that I’m being to think that Indiana is the new NC.
Making NC the new Phoenix?
Good morning all. It is a deluge here, this has been a terrible weather week. The weekend is supposed to be better.
Good morning, boran!
Enough of the wet stuff already.
It’s definitely enough, ask.
We’re supposed to get up to 102 today. It’s no telling what the heat index will be.
Hope everyone is staying cool.
Good morning, FM!
My sympathies.
How about this; yesterday, we started out at about 72 at 7 am – the temperature kept dropping all day (in the rain) and reached 58 at 5 pm.
This morning, we have 61 – might reach 80 since we have a sunny day ahead.
Oh man, I am jealous! This is the coolest morning of the past 2 weeks and it’s 76 and humid.
Good morning, ask and FM….hope it’s a fun and only mildly productive day for you both.
Morning SN.
Believe it or not, I’m going to mow the yard today. I’m giving it until 8:00 and then I’ll start.
So what the flock has been going on around your place. 🙂
Too much to talk about really. Ok, just kidding. Basically I’m hunkered down in the house and have only been out once in the past 3 days to buy coffee and it was godawful out there.
Drink lotsa water when you mow that flockin lawn.
lotsa water.
That’s the reason I’m starting it at 8:00.
Morning ask.
You know telling me that is just down right cruel. 🙂
I know it must sound awful… 😉
Yeah I can’t wait until Dec/Jan when our temps will get that low.
Actually I can live with the heat as long as I have A/C. I guess that not really living with the heat though. 🙂
Well, we had our share of heat this week, and I have no a/c at home. Yesterday, as I left the apt (4pm), it was still 76 inside – down from 91.
At curly’s now, where no a/c is required this beautiful morning.
I’m sure FMom and I wouldn’t survive if we didn’t have A/C. Last year in late April our A/C went out. It was already hitting high 80’s/low 90’s. We would have to go over to my sister’s house or just drive around to get some A/C.
It always amazes me how people got by in the early days without A/C.
Good morning Family Man, ask & Second Nature. I’ve been reading outdoors on the porch as its still a comfortable 70 F here. Later in the day it won’t be so pleasant at 96.
Good morning ID.
Glad you’re having some nice morning weather. It’s 76 here at the moment, which is pretty nice. I just looked at the local weather and they’re predicting a high of 104.
How are you and Mrs. ID doing? Have ya’ll gotten over your virus?
The bug is almost gone for both of us and we’ll be able to rescue my mom from assisted living again tomorrow for brunch. Sadly, today will be a work day for me. I’m still cleaning up the horrible mess the previous administration left. Should be caught up by the end of this year, though;-)
Glad to hear ya’ll are feeling better and you can rescue your Mom tomorrow.
Bummer about working today. Just remember you’re a public servant and it’s expected of you to slack. 🙂
Yep, one year of long hours and hard work, three of slacking and suckling at the public trough.
I took a break yesterday and went outside to check out the yellow-jacket nest I’d heard was in the lawn next to the parking area. Being a numbers geek, I was compelled to count the number of critters coming and going for 60 seconds to try to estimate the size of the underground nest. There were 76 in a minute! Gives new meaning to the old “Don’t Tread On Me” slogan.
Hate to do it, but I’ve got to go and start the lawn.
Everyone have a good day in the pond.
Haven’t done mine since May. I’ve grown accustomed to the shaggy look. Hopefully the town poohbahs won’t ostracize me over it.
That little pool doesn’t look like it would offer too much cool.
Works for her plus it’s the only water left, except for the lake. And as we continue to have no rain, it’ll probably be gone sometime this week.
to stay cool
walking as early as possible and then staying inside and hating summer (aka venting).
good one … 🙂
Hiya O and Andi.
I’m not venting I’m down right sweating! I had to pick today to mow the lawn.
i just wanted to say this blog is on fire lately….lots of great diaries and stuff i dont see cross posted all over the place…..very good work to boo and the diarists and thanks.
Hello… anybody here?
Hope everyone has a cool place to hang out today. We’re headed for the mid 90’s in our area.
Good morning, ID!
Such a great morning, we’re just back from a walk in Central Park.
Morning ask! Vacation must be over if you’re back in NYC. I enjoyed your photos from across the big pond.
Sadly, yes.
Back more than 3 weeks now. How is the clean-up of local politics going?
We’re making significant progress on the piles of paper left from as far back as 2003. We even had a volunteer come in to help sort for several days (a local historical writer) imagine that!
Sorry you’ve had to return to the grind as well.
I’m off to the assisted living center nearby to pick up my mom for Sunday brunch. Have a good day in the Big Apple;-)
Good morning all. It’s a beautiful day here in the Valley. I’m watching big orange leader on MTP and then off to mow the lawn.
Morning, boran!
That’s what is tuned in here as well.
Hi, bye boran2! Hope its cooler where you are.
Mine seems to have arrived a bit earlier than I would have liked.
Good morning Andi.
I’m off to see if I can see any meteorites.
I’m still half asleep, but I thought I saw on the news that Rove resigned?
And yes he says he is going to resign and yes I way it won’t make a bit of difference to anything. He’ll just be doing what he always does, just with less prying eyes.
Good moring!
It was early, I guess 😉
FM, we have too much light pollution to enjoy the meteor shower – and in any case, we have morning rain.
I definitely prefer my mondays to show up as late as possible but alas, my eyes popped open at 4:15 and refused all orders to shut.
Good morning all. Off too work.
Good morning, boran!
I’m heading out as well.
Looks like the heat is back – low 0s forecast for today.
No, not that cold – sticky 9 on the keyboard.
Wow…this was cool, but scary to watch until he was back to earth.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9009489036449485866
my new baby boy
http://www.morningstargreatdanes.com/puppies.htm
scroll down to wrecker….i never remember how to put a picture in the diary.
He’s adorable, anna. Hard to believe they get so big when they grow up!
i knowwwwwwwwwww
and he is the runt….half the size of the other puppies….but he is like a little love bug….all laid back and cuddly.
i already told my boyfriend he is gonna have to get used to sleeping on the floor again.
Our last puppy was the runt also and she was the best of the litter. She slept with us for many years even tho she got to 65 lbs. She has been gone for several years now, but still missed.
Maggie
my last 2 dogs were the runts….seems to give them great personalities for some reason…and more self confidence from having to fight for everything.
congrats, tho sharing the bed with him is prob not a long term proposition…they do get big…:{)
lTMF’sA
and here’s a clickable pic for everyone:
awwwwwwwwwww
i think im gonna name him after my best friend from high school and college that died a few years ago….he always wanted a great dane too.
bubba
first thing in the morning is almost as good as a cup of coffee. What a sweetie.
May you have many happy licks on the face (or any other part of your anatomy of your choosing).
Good morning!
(try not to fall out of your chair in shock that I am up at this hour)
I’m so used to no one being around early that I hadn’t even come back to check.
Jim’s starts school today. How long before the CBs go back?
Good morning Andi, CG, Anna and wrecker!
Another sweltering 105 down here today. The only upside is the grass in the yard isn’t growing.
I’m finally awake.
Ha…and now I finally came back.
CBtY starts the 4th, CBtE starts the 10th. A source of consternaton for CBtY, as you can imagine.
Good morning all. I’m off to fight with Verizon, which ended my phone service yesterday despite no prior notice. No bills or contact since my switchover in June. Wish me luck.
Hi boran, SN, FM, Andi, and anyone else I may have missed.
I think it’s time for a new cafe. Everyone ready?
hell yeah…i’m suffocating in here and the floor is full of cigarette butts.