June 7, 2019 On We Go

Little yellow bouquets like this all
over the south ridge.

A field of sunflowers way down the
canyon near the Gridder's.

Wednesday 6/5. I was quite astonished by the reaction to my decision to end my blog!  Pleasantly surprised, actually.  So I will post once a week on Mondays and see how that works out.  But, since I will be house sitting this Sunday through Tuesday, my first Monday blog will be on 6/17.

I spent most of today Down There doing laundry (winter jackets, dogs towels and blankets, our comforter, etc.), running errands and getting a few groceries.  Took my tablet with me and downloaded several Netflix TV Midsomer Murders and a couple new series.

Each year there seems to be more lupine Up Here and along our road.  So today's drive was through beautiful purple, yellow and white scenery against a backdrop of green.  There are many more wild roses in bloom now, also.  Most of them are light pink, but they range from dark pink to almost white.  The bush outside our bathroom window has very dark blooms.  Whatever the shade, they are amazing.  

When we first moved Up Here eleven years ago, there were small patches of wild flowers along the road.  We have watched them spread each year until one tiny patch is now many.  Even at Rose Camp this is happening.  There are two different yellow, daisy-like flowers that were just on the south ridge in a few patches, and now they have spread up to the point and north down to our house.

Discovered three fledgling fly catchers in their nest under the eaves on the south side of the house today.  They are quite loud and very demanding!

Thursday 6/6. It is 42 and overcast this morning.  I put a fire in the wood stove to get the chill out.

It was another day of me splitting wood and JB weed eating.  I used Miss Kitty to move the wood to the shed in three loads and stacked it.  I am very disappointed in the pine as it is still quite wet.

Our high for the day was just 58 with a strong, cold breeze.  The clouds did move on and we had blue sky by early afternoon.

There is quite a movement here in eastern Washington to split the state in two, the new one being named Liberty.  Larry and Elsie have been to a few of the meetings, and this evening JB went with them.  He didn't get home til 10:00 pm.

Friday 6/7. It is a chilly 38 this morning with blue skies, except for clouds on the western horizon.  Definitely had to have a fire in the wood stove this morning!

Thought for the day: One of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the great struggle for independence. Charles Austin Beard