Summer at the Lake

There was a car show at the local IGA yesterday and we went as B enjoys cars and I wanted to take some pictures. It was a lovely day and there were so many cars! I tried taking various kinds of pictures and really did like this one.

Today, when we got back from breakfast, this gentleman was sitting to the side of the driveway. His lady friend was back on the septic hill grazing. I couldn't get close to her. But this guy was very laid back. I started shooting from the porch steps, by the time I got by the cars parked on the side he was still just looking at me.
This picture has been cropped but I was very close to him.

Here I'm a bit further away (took this before the one above) and I didn't crop it.

The overnight rain has made the day clear and the temperatures right now are in the 60's. The sun is out - a really lovely day so far. And a nice change from all the rain.

Rain and Thunder

We have been having rain just about every day this past week. Heavy rain with thunder - a deluge of water!! As well as soggy flower and veggies, the lake and streams are full. Our "little" stream out to the side has been full, moving fast and very noisy! The top picture is that stream as seen from our patio. As you can see, it's quite wide and moving fast. It looks a lot like a picture I posted in May. Yea, we have been having a lot of rain .... hummm 30 days and 30 nights???

The stream crosses under the road that goes by our street and comes out on the other side via a large pipe. I'm standing on the road (the side, I'm not that stupid) shooting toward the lake.

We did get a bit of sun this afternoon. But now it's again overcast and more rain is in the forecast. We really feel soggy.... Makes the expression "moldy oldie" take on new meaning!

The Frost Didn't Freeze the Plants!

The weather people were right - we got frost last night. These pictures are of the plants on Monday. I had covered them Sunday night and again last night. The towel/sheet cover worked, nothing was frost bitten.

The car had a thin film of frost on it that was easy to scrape. We voted before we went to breakfast. Today has warmed up and we are in the upper 60's with sun and a slight breeze. A generally nice day - and tonight it's not to be as cold.

It's cool for May

Here it is May 18th and we are expecting frost tonight. Naturally I planted tomatoes and herbs three days ago right before we got heavy rain. And now, frost. I covered the plants up last night with towels and sheets - and will again tonight. I swore last year I wouldn't plant too early but I did! The good news is they are fine and I'm hoping that they will do well tonight. I've planted several types of tomatoes as well as mint, basil, dill, Greek oregano, rosemary, lemon verbena (new and I'm not sure what to do with it), thyme and sage. I also got some flowers but they are still in the pots so I just brought them inside. I'll be getting some more flowers next week.

We did get rain! Thunder storms and heavy rain overnight and then much cooler weather. We should warm up after tonight and we might get into the 80's by Thursday. Weather is bouncing around! I took some pictures of our stream as it was swollen from the rains which is what you see above. I took this picture from our deck using a 75-300 zoom lens. While I'll be glad to have it get warmer it would be nice if it would move up in temperature gradually.

It's Snowing up here!

We expected a few flakes but were surprised when we looked out this morning how much snow there was. Yea, it's just a dusting but it's the 8th of April for heavens sake.... it's supposed to be warm, not snowing!!!
The picture of the car was taken around 7:15 and the picture of the deck was taken around 8:15. As you can see, we did get snow. Right now the temperatures are at 32 so the snow is not sticking. The flakes have turned from really lovely snow flakes to a kinda misty snow/sleet/rain precipitation. So, I guess we don't have to wear our snow boots today - good thing as I put them away! And to think Easter is this Sunday.