Coffee On The Patio Again

 I'm certainly happy for cool mornings. Last evening was not too bad. Slather on the DEET. Accept the heat. Dry air and wind makes it tolerable. Looks like the same again today. Wednesday is supposedly going to be not as hot, and rain chances return. I could do with another one of those summer northers, frankly. 

I've noticed that the blog interface has become more efficient; quicker uploads, for instance. Nice to see that Google isn't letting the blogger fade away from neglect. Blogs are so much more civilized than Facebook or any of that other social media garbage. Facebook "friends" are all too often fiends, when not bots. It's a playground for idiocy and malice, in my humble opinion. I still don't have a "smart" phone and I hope I never have to resort to such a thing. Minimalist flip phones are still available and that's what I intend to stay with. And of course I still have a HOME phone, not exactly a good old landline, but close enough. Sometimes the old technology is best. You will NEVER see me in a public place with a "smart" phone in my hand. NEVER! You might see me with a BOOK. 

Coffee On The Patio

 It was nice and cool this morning although as soon as the sun rose it began to warm quickly. Low humidity with this heat works well. I got everything watered yesterday evening and enjoyed the cooling effect of the sprinklers and the breeze blowing through wet vegetation. My jungle is alive and well.  So am I for that matter.

I've already done most of what I needed to do today, well before noon. I like getting things done. I'm just waiting for the first load of laundry to finish. Toss that stuff in the dryer, do number two and I'm done for the day. Plenty of time for reading, guitar, and whatever else. 

Cool Mornings Continue

 Very pleasant before sunrise if you slather on a mosquito repellent with loads of DEET. The city is doing the best it can to control the mosquitos but Lubbock has so many playa lakes, and all of them are very full. I have two close to me. I noted today that the ground is still quite wet from the recent rains. Go down a few inches and you'll find mud. Humidity is too high for my taste but it's the price one pays for so much rain. The corn fields and cotton fields east of me are looking good. There are no triple digits in the long term forecast. 

This is far from the worst summer I've experienced. 

Seasonal Highs

 It just might rain today. As usual I got my outdoorsy work done early. 

Cool With Rain

 That norther came in late last afternoon and started dropping temperatures right away, and along with it came thunderstorms and needed rain. No hail though, and that was good too. Very soggy outside this morning and quite cool for the season, which feels good. This is really super, a super way to edge past the holiday and into July. We had an amazingly intense red sky just after sunrise, so I recall the old saying: red sky in the morning, sailors take warning. Last evening I stationed myself in the garage/workshop, my trusty old car on one side and a wall full of mementos and tools on the other, sipping Chardonnay and reclining with my feet up, enjoying cool breezes and relishing the sight of rain falling on the lawn, rain water running down the gutters and into the lake at the end of the block. So fine! It made me happy! Sunday was not such a bad day!