Beneath the Wraps

                Carolyn picked me up at 6:45 this morning.   I was happy to see misty clouds or fog hanging over the hills ahead of us, but from behind the appearance told us it was a hazy smoke.   From the pool, the skies gave the impression that it might rain, but to the north of us, there was also a musty haze covering the hills, trying to hide them as it had all of the blue that had been there last weekend.   What happened?             Two weeks ago after the smoke started to descend upon us, the haze made gave the sun the appearance of being blood red - like in this photo by Richard Bartz.  It was taken for an article for a station in Portland, I think.   The name of the article is Poor air quality could affect your dog or cat: Tips to avoiding respiratory stress in pets which you can find here .  ...

After my post yesterday, the rain fell off and on. When I left the house to go pick up Jenna, the sky was pouring down water from the sky.  POURING.  I had to return to the house for different shoes so my feet wouldn't get wet. I had grabbed Jenna's umbrella and coat as that morning we had both left the house with just sweatshirts and I knew she wouldn't be prepared.  The spine came out of her umbrella as I was putting it into my bag. Roland had forgotten his phone, but I can text him through an texting system that he set up through his computer at work.  I told him that it was pouring and asked if he could meet us at the school.  It would be an hour wait, but still.  Jenna and I are both okay with the rain, really.  But she is currently taking swim lessons, and I didn't know if the weather would interfere with the bus schedule running on time. When I exited the bus less than 20 minutes later, the sky was barely drizzling.  No one in Salt ...

       Shortly after school started, Jenna found some roller skates at a second hand store and Roland bought them for her.   She would never admit that they were tight on her, but I think they were.           She did try using them on occasion, but never really got the flair for using them comfortably.   After two months of leaving them outside in the cold, I told her to put them in the car and give them to Anna – not that they would currently fit her four-old cousin - but Anna can grow into them, whereas I believe Jenna has grown out.          The wind has been howling something fierce.   Yet the last two days have been like a spring/summer transition.   Neighbor kids were riding up and down the street on bicycles and scooters.   How fun it would have been for Jenna if she did still have her skates – or maybe she'd feel embarrassed as s...

This week I’ve been wearing my green coat – in case of rain.   Neither one seem water resistant.   But I think the brown coat would be scarred by the rain whereas the green coat would still look the same after it dried. Last week I had dressed in layers.   There was one day when Jenna and I left the house that I had on two sweatshirts, my coat, a hat and a scarf.   I was neither hot nor cold as we walked to the bus stop and waited.   However I felt the need to strip down the second we stepped on the bus. The heat was blaring.   Before I had even sat down, I had removed my hat, scarf, coat and one of the sweatshirts.   They may have both come off except the bus had started moving and I felt squashed where I was seated.   I had gone from quite comfortable to sweltering. I believe that even if I could have gotten away with stripping down to my birthday suit (which I would never do outside the privacy of my home) I would have sti...

I do like the weather we are currently experiencing.  But it is strange.                 I left the house early yesterday. I had wanted to stop off to pick up some trouser socks that I’ll need to start wearing.   When I left the sun was shining.   I had stopped to take off my jacket and put on Roland’s safari hat (recently purchased at Hogle Zoo) and removed it along with my sunglasses before I got to the store.             As I waited for the bus (so that I could continue on to the school) I took out a book to read. As I was reading, I noticed that light drops began to fall – not enough to concern me if the book had been my own – but it’s a library book.   I’ve already purchased more lost and damaged books than I care to admit. I’d rather not have to make a purchase for replacement anymore.      ...

On Monday I created this post . On Tuesday it was windy.        Not just a cool breeze.   Powerful winds – almost like before a storm. The skies were grey but appeared almost cloudless and yet I could not get this song out of my head Since then the temperatures have been in the three digits.   It’s not supposed to go down until Wednesday.   And then it’s still supposed to be 97 Biff said he is unable to sleep because it’s so freakin hot and we have taken out the air conditioner that was in his room and put it in the main room.   Roland says he can’t give it back until Biff’s room is clean.   And if it’s not clean, we will be moving him into Jenna’s room and Jenna can have Biff’s room.   We did set up a small inflatable pool.   It has been somewhat helpful.   But theoretically we’re not supposed to be using so much water.   There is a drought. Grass is dry and we’re no...