“In the late summer afternoon, when the tea cups were cleared, and the family went inside…The dogs who are no longer under human control, find delight in the company of each other.” – Joe Dunnea, Irish writer It was a summer afternoon, and also a very hot August one. The dogs in our tale are […]
“Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. Those days of soda and pretzels and beer … Dust off the sun and moon and sing a song of cheer.” – Nat King Cole, 1963 Weatherwise, the end of last week was crazy. The first raindrops of the season fell during Thursday’s wave of […]
“How languid ’neath the sun’s fierce ray… On this hot, sultry, summer day.” – Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon, 19th Century Canadian poet CV Fireworks Association outdid themselves this year. Perhaps my imagination … did I see more colors and 3D styles added? The evening cooled down, but La Crescenta Starbucks graciously provided free hot coffee. Our […]
“Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, And resign yourself to the influences of each.” – Henry David Thoreau Another season passed… “Didn’t spring end weeks ago?” you may ask. Yes, correct you are. But I am referring to the 2011-12 rainy season (or not-so-rainy season) that […]
“When the night has come, and the land is dark And the moon is the only light we will see …” – Ben E. King Add fireworks to the above and you have the 4th of July – Independence Day! Wednesday it is, right smack in the middle of the week! No three-day weekend this […]
“Not only is it Summer Solstice, there is a full moon. May love surround you like sunshine on a sunny day.” ~ From Shakespeare’s, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” No full moon until July 4. Nevertheless, the summer solstice occurred exactly at 4:08 p.m. on June 20. Summer officially arrived, although its weather came a bit […]
“One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides.” ~W.E. Johns, English WWI pilot and writer of adventure stories Weather data dating back to 1895 indicates this spring as the warmest on record. The eastern two-thirds of the country received the brunt of unseasonable heat. Even here on the West […]
“June is bustin’ out all over! The feelin’ is getting’ so intense…” Rogers and Hammerstein lyrics I thought December was the busiest time of year! If so, June is not far behind. Calendars are filled with end-of-school activities, graduations, weddings, Father’s Day, summer camp and vacation plans. Our family also welcomed a visit from the […]
“Tis rushing now adown the spout, and gushing out below, Half frantic in its joyousness, and wild in eager flow. The earth is dried and parched with heat, And it hath long’d to be released from out the selfish cloud, To cool the thirsty tree.” – Elizabeth Oakes Smith Early last […]
“The moon gives you light, And the bugles and drums give you music, And my heart, O my soldiers, my veterans, My heart gives you love.” – Walt Whitman, 1867 Memorial Day Weekend was once just Memorial Day (a single day) and before then, Decoration Day. The occasion to recognize all men and women who […]