Getting a lot of drawer cleaning and paper sorting/ rearranging done on the hottest afternoons. A nice swim in a friend's pool was really refreshing on Wednesday. Dennis has been REAL busy this first month of his retirement, sorting and cleaning and tossing 'stuff'. He says he has worked harder than when he was working! We have become addicted to Root Beer Floats too! Not so good for us but sure yummy!
Last night I worked on the Ham Supper at church. It was a 'flaming success' and by that I mean it was VERY hot for those in the kitchen and for those of us serving too. But many came out to eat even though it was a hot night. Sometime during the evening, it rained and a breeze came along and took away a lot of the humidity. Today is just a really nice, sunny summer day with the fresher air and the scent of fresh cut hay wafting down our road. The butterflies are flitting about and there seem to be lots of Swallow Tails around this year. Someone posted a picture on FB earlier this week which I thought very fascinating. I saved the picture but didn't manage to save the writeup so I will just post the picture for you to see.
"All the 26 letters of the English alphabet and the numbers, 0-9 are found in the wings of butterflies. It took Kjell Sandved 24 years to take pictures of the letters and numbers on live butterflies. He visited over 30 countries in the process. "
If this tweaks your curiosity, you can Google Kjell Sandved to see and read more about his work. He has a book that has great reviews called The Butterfly Alphabet.
It has been a very busy July so far. We managed to take another trip to the Northeast Kingdom a few weeks ago to attend the birthday party of my cousin, Mick. It was a much better trip, weather wise, than the last time, Memorial Day weekend, the weekend with the SNOW away up there. This time the day was bright and sunny and HOT but not so hot atop Barton Mt. where there was a lovely breeze. Their garden looks great and the potatoes are doing well. It was a great party with lots of relatives, great food (Thanks, Donna Mae) and lots of good visiting and reminiscences. We also stopped to visit the Gr. Grand Babies in Lyndonville. Two delightful little girls. And while in the Kingdom, I got to have another lovely couple hours with my friend Janie. It was a really full day and not an overnighter this time. We made it home by dark and noticed that it was much more humid here in the valley.
We didn't do fireworks this year, had a bonfire and listened to the boomers from Angel and Paul's back yard. A friend tells us how lovely they were from away up at the lookout near the top of Hawks Mountain. That would have been a sight to see.
Kayaking seem to be on hold this summer. But SOON I hope to get in a trip to Grafton Pond some early morning, to paddle on the still water and listen to the loons, have a picnic on the big rock and have a swim. I hope you are all enjoying your summer.
A couple quotes:
May I today live more simply
..... like the bread
May I today see more clearly
...... like the water
May I today be more selfless
......like the Christ
An Old Russian Prayer
"Be true to yourself ,
For he who Trims himself
To suit everyone else
Will soon whittle himself away!"
Raymond Hull
If this tweaks your curiosity, you can Google Kjell Sandved to see and read more about his work. He has a book that has great reviews called The Butterfly Alphabet.
It has been a very busy July so far. We managed to take another trip to the Northeast Kingdom a few weeks ago to attend the birthday party of my cousin, Mick. It was a much better trip, weather wise, than the last time, Memorial Day weekend, the weekend with the SNOW away up there. This time the day was bright and sunny and HOT but not so hot atop Barton Mt. where there was a lovely breeze. Their garden looks great and the potatoes are doing well. It was a great party with lots of relatives, great food (Thanks, Donna Mae) and lots of good visiting and reminiscences. We also stopped to visit the Gr. Grand Babies in Lyndonville. Two delightful little girls. And while in the Kingdom, I got to have another lovely couple hours with my friend Janie. It was a really full day and not an overnighter this time. We made it home by dark and noticed that it was much more humid here in the valley.
The View from the deck, on Barton Mt.
Kayaking seem to be on hold this summer. But SOON I hope to get in a trip to Grafton Pond some early morning, to paddle on the still water and listen to the loons, have a picnic on the big rock and have a swim. I hope you are all enjoying your summer.
A couple quotes:
May I today live more simply
..... like the bread
May I today see more clearly
...... like the water
May I today be more selfless
......like the Christ
An Old Russian Prayer
"Be true to yourself ,
For he who Trims himself
To suit everyone else
Will soon whittle himself away!"
Raymond Hull
