One more day in the month of July and then we’re sliding
right into the last real month of summer. This week, everyone in the PNW will be preparing for a real heat wave
expected to hit us mid-week, so I guess many will be sliding into the new month
on their own sweat. Temps nearing or
over 100 degrees…not optimal for many who don’t have access to A/C because
these high temps just aren’t normal around here. If this continues, our summer weather will be
holding out until September and beyond. Some will love it, others won’t but Mother Nature doesn’t tend to care
what we think. J
How has your summer been so far? Mine has been a mixed bag, really it has, but
I guess that’s what’ll keep the summer interesting.
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| Piper |
If you’ve kept up with my posts, you know I’ve had some
difficult moments with Piper during the months of May and June. I wish I could say we were all through it,
but unfortunately, she has been struck yet again with another infection and she’s
back on antibiotics as of last week. We’ve
been in and out of the vet a dozen times over the past two months…I’m sure if
she could speak she’d say she hopes this time will be the last. Even with everything she’s gone through, she’s
been such a good girl through all this; it’s probably obvious, but I really can’t
say enough about how special she is to me.
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| Home from Hawaii! |
June also marked my oldest son’s return home from Hawaii –
funny enough, on one of the days when I had to take an unexpected trip back to
the vet because Piper had pulled out her drain tube after surgery, I returned
home from the vet to find a bunch of luggage in the front hallway. Nothing can eliminate the anxious feelings of
a parent better than the knowledge that their kid is finally home safe and
sound after a long trip.
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| Steps while in Orlando! |
June was also busy with preparations for a family vacation
to Florida where we visited all the theme parks at Disney World over a four-day
period, as well as Universal Studios for two days.
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| Just a sneak peek... |
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| Very alert & just about ready to fly |
Let’s see…what else?
Oh yes, birds.
This summer has
been quite the experience with birds. Not just the normal characters who visit every summer, although I would
like to see more owls than I have so far. No, this summer we’ve been treated to quite a few baby birds. The first family was a nest of robins in a
shrub in our front yard – one we had planned to cut way down because of how
large it had gotten. But once we
realized there was a nest of babies, we had to put that plan on hold. When the babies finally left the nest, the
plan to cut down the shrubs was halted yet again when we discovered a new nest
with more baby robins in the other shrub.
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| Cheez-it B&B for birds |
And baby robins weren’t our only guests this summer; we also
had some swallows who decided our porch would be a good place to start a
family. Their home was probably like no
other, but it worked for them and all six babies thrived in this odd-looking
nesting box. It was seriously fun to
watch them grow as they received food from their parents, and then watch as
they learned to flutter and fly and finally move on. We don’t have cats right now, or this
situation would have made me very nervous!
The month of July has been busy with family events just
about every weekend – to include a wedding reception, an outing to the zoo with
my two great nephews, hanging out at the annual Oregon Trail Days and a family
reunion at our house just yesterday.
I
think I’m ready for some free weekends during the month of August, if I get my
way…I have a book to complete!
I hope your summer so far is a fun one to write home about –
carry on and stay cool!
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