May 29, 2015 Oh, The Roses!

Deer on the south slope Wednesday morning.

Wild roses along our road.

Wednesday 5/27. For the second time, Blondie had already laid her egg for the day when I fed the girls breakfast.  And that was the only egg we got for the day.  I think that poor little picked-on Blondie is the one who is laying almost every day.

Thunder clouds began sneaking in from the southwest mid-morning.  Most of them stayed to the south where Mission Ridge is tall enough to snag some of them.  We stayed dry at Rose Camp though.

I saw a deer on the south ridge this morning, fortunately before the dogs did, and was able to snap a picture of it before they chased it off.

JB did some more mowing on the south slope but the tractor overheated again.  Once he started it, he just drove it down and parked it.  We are probably a little low on coolant in the radiator.  I will pick some up tomorrow when I go Down There.

I have been pulling lots of fire weed along with the grasses as it seems to be growing everywhere this Spring.  I am letting it remain in areas that I designate, otherwise we will have to change our name from Rose Camp to The Fire Weed Ranch.  Of course that could be a dangerous misnomer now that pot is legal in Washington and we don't have a license to grow it. . .

My lilac is blooming and two of the irises have large buds.  The two new lilacs and mock orange won't bloom this year, but they are doing great.  I'm afraid the rose of sharon is just a dead stick.

Our road has finally dried out so JB called the well company and they will be out first thing Friday morning.  Woo hoo!!  We are hoping for the quickest and least expensive fix.

Thursday 5/28. It was 60 and clear Up Here this morning, with 89 forecast as a high for Down There.  Definitely was not looking forward to driving down into that heat.  However, the roses blooming along our road made it all worth while.  They are scattered all along it, but there are two places where the bushes are solid for more than a 50 ft. stretch.  They have all bloomed since I drove up on Sunday, and their scent is amazing.  Of course I stopped to take pictures.  The giant paint brush is also popping up in many places, adding orange to the mix of purple, pink, yellow and white.

I ran my errands and picked up a few groceries as quickly as possible.  Wouldn't have even gone down til next week if there weren't things that had to be done now, like getting coolant for the tractor.  But I was able to be back home by 1:00 pm.  Our high for the day was a pleasant 75.  Pretty sure it was well into the 80's Down There.

While I was gone, JB had moved the gas generator back to the shop.  I helped him get it all set up after a quick lunch.  He has the propane generator all wired back in, so now we can start it from the house instead of having to go outside.

By dinner time the sky was almost completely covered with dark clouds.  A little after 6:00 pm a light rain began to fall and quickly turned to a downpour.  It only lasted about a half hour Up Here and we received .02".  However, down at Larry and Elsie's, the rain fell until after 8:00 pm, and they received almost .25"!

Friday 5/29. It is 58 with a few clouds on the western horizon this morning.  JB is awaiting the call from the well guys so he can drive down and meet them at the gate.

Thought for the day: Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.