Living in the Pacific Northwest is an adventure when the weather is the main topic. We are in our third week of summer, and usually by now the garden is of to a good start. My corn is not doing so well and out of a packet of
seeds only ten plants made it. I'm thinking of starting over and re-planting some more corn. If summer would provide some consistent sunny days I might see a couple of strong stalks by the fall...
On that line of thinking, and being optimistic about the weather, I woke up to a misty, rainy day that only the sparrows and robins love...I don't mind the rain so much, but it is difficult to plan further construction in the garden when the temperature is in the low 80's one day and the next day it is in the upper 60's.
Over the week-end I did manage to make a bouquet out of the flowers in the garden. It wasn't one of those "overflowing the vase" type of bouquets but one that consisted of just two types of flowers and that I could take a picture of. As I said in my previous blog it was a battle getting these roses into my vase...the deer love rose buds and I had put tomato cages around my rose bush...
We have had some beautiful sunsets this past week. Towards dusk we have gone outside and witnessed some dramatic skies filled with bright orange, reds and several shades of grays.
The moisture in the air has provided an array of clouds, that at times looked threatening, like a funnel cloud was being formed, but the clouds usually dissipate and the sun comes back out.
The weather forecast for our neighborhood predicts a couple of 90 degree days next week, maybe we'll finally see summer at its warmest...
that is pretty warm.Till next time,
Frans Ponderings
The Waterfront Blues Festival is a tradition in Portland, Oregon. Starting on July 2 - July 5th, it benefits the Oregon Food Bank, and the local musicians perform for four days. On July 4th they have a terrific Fireworks display that also has music orchestrating the works.
To get into the Blues Festival there is a donation of 2 cans minimum plus $10.00 or more a day which all goes to the Oregon Food Bank.
It's great...you can sit all day and watch the sailboats and motorboats drift by on the edge of the waterfront while your listening to good music.
So knowing that we probably couldn't get into the festival in time, given the miles we would have to drive and finding available parking, we did the next best thing...
We found a spot on Marquam Hill...a view way above the city were you could see all of Portland, Oregon celebrating the fourth...
The grand finale was majestic and noisy...
On that line of thinking, and being optimistic about the weather, I woke up to a misty, rainy day that only the sparrows and robins love...I don't mind the rain so much, but it is difficult to plan further construction in the garden when the temperature is in the low 80's one day and the next day it is in the upper 60's.
We have had some beautiful sunsets this past week. Towards dusk we have gone outside and witnessed some dramatic skies filled with bright orange, reds and several shades of grays.
