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Well, that happened fast...
Jul. 3rd, 2019 07:24 pmWe had a cool & damp early summer, but that changed last weekend. It's been hot and humid since about last Thursday, with temps above 85F everyday. And not a lot of rain, except for the dumping we got yesterday morning, which was half an inch in half an hour.
Only one band thing this week - FCB rehearsal on Monday, at which I acquired a box full of percussion stands and a bag of cymbals to transport to the next gig. It was a fairly intense rehearsal as summer rehearsals go. Probably because the FoxRun gig is a bit more formal and demanding than the standard concert-in-the-park, and there's some stuff on the program that we haven't done yet this summer.
I've been doing my yardwork in the morning, before it gets ridiculously hot. I shovel-cut a border around the lilac in the front yard on Monday, but didn't get started on pulling the grass/weeds until today (see prior note about heavy rain on Tuesday). Last week I cut and weeded around the NW flower bed. I was intending to do the NE bed this week, but as I was going past the lilac with shovel in hand, I realised that it needed edging more. I will get to the NE bed sometime this month. I weeded the W strawberry bed this morning, and need to do the others aw well. The weeds grow really well in the heat. The plants are just about done bearing fruit, but now they're beginning to send out runner for new plants, so having the bed clear of weeds is a good thing.
The sandhill cranes are back, after disappearing for a couple of months. I don't think it's the same pair as last year - they're darker brown and the red spots on their heads are bigger & a bit brighter - but they may just be another year older. I don't know enough about cranes to be sure.
I saw some Monarch butterflys around the milkweed last week, and a few different types of bees at the flowers, which is good. I only saw a couple of June beetles last month, which is nice for the plants, but I don't know if it's a good thing or not otherwise. June was cool and wet, which they don't like much, so that could be why. Dunno....
Only one band thing this week - FCB rehearsal on Monday, at which I acquired a box full of percussion stands and a bag of cymbals to transport to the next gig. It was a fairly intense rehearsal as summer rehearsals go. Probably because the FoxRun gig is a bit more formal and demanding than the standard concert-in-the-park, and there's some stuff on the program that we haven't done yet this summer.
I've been doing my yardwork in the morning, before it gets ridiculously hot. I shovel-cut a border around the lilac in the front yard on Monday, but didn't get started on pulling the grass/weeds until today (see prior note about heavy rain on Tuesday). Last week I cut and weeded around the NW flower bed. I was intending to do the NE bed this week, but as I was going past the lilac with shovel in hand, I realised that it needed edging more. I will get to the NE bed sometime this month. I weeded the W strawberry bed this morning, and need to do the others aw well. The weeds grow really well in the heat. The plants are just about done bearing fruit, but now they're beginning to send out runner for new plants, so having the bed clear of weeds is a good thing.
The sandhill cranes are back, after disappearing for a couple of months. I don't think it's the same pair as last year - they're darker brown and the red spots on their heads are bigger & a bit brighter - but they may just be another year older. I don't know enough about cranes to be sure.
I saw some Monarch butterflys around the milkweed last week, and a few different types of bees at the flowers, which is good. I only saw a couple of June beetles last month, which is nice for the plants, but I don't know if it's a good thing or not otherwise. June was cool and wet, which they don't like much, so that could be why. Dunno....
