Weather

I guess when you get older, griping about the weather becomes a mainstay in our lives. “That stupid weatherman on channel 8 said it was supposed to be sunny today!” or “ The Yahoo weather forecast on the Internet called for 'partly sunny' in the morning followed by 'partly cloudy' in the afternoon!”

It's easier to just look out the window, and right now my forecast is: “Rain!”

This sure has been a weird winter and spring though. In a colder than usual May we had some late frosts and then all of a sudden a few days later it got up into the 90's for two days. It was like being transported from Alaska to Florida and then back again.

Yesterday we finished up some planting and yard work just in time for this rain to move in. We've also been working on a new fence on the forested side of the yard to keep the dogs in and the Bears, Raccoons and Coyotes out. I got the fence line cleared of Blackberry, Salmonberry, and Honeysuckle vines; pulled out all of the old rotten posts and wire, and set new fence posts. We're waiting for the new wire fencing to come so we can be done with it. At our age, a few hours of hard work a day is enough, so it takes a while to finish anything.