Thank you! We have been spared the U.S. heatwave so far. It hasn't got out of the 80's for a high and some days have not got above the 70's. The big heat wave is supposed to be heading up to Minnesota this weekend, but Lake Superior -- a deep, very cold body of water with a surface area greater than that of Denmark -- is supposed to keep it at bay, so that the area right around the lake (including us) should not experience the heat they will be getting just a few miles further inland.
Oh how I wish I were from New Zealand! I spent two weeks there in April, on Red Carpet Tours LOTR tour, and even before I got home I wanted to go back again. If you are interested, all my posts with many many pics are tagged: http://belleferret.livejournal.com/tag/new%20zealand
I lived in Duluth for 4 years in the early 80s and well remember the weather there! *shivers at memories* I'm near Cleveland now.
"Shivers at the memories" indeed! Yes, it's horribly cold here in the winter, and the winter lasts and lasts and lasts. But summer, however brief, is very lovely. :)
You spent two weeks in New Zealand? Ooooh, lucky! I've never heard from anyone that didn't love it there, even want to move there. Thank you for the link!
i continue to be jealous!!! (but that's really a sign of: I love it very much and wish I were there, breathing in the sweet air, seeing the sun rise and set, watching the mysterious Lake go about her busy-ness......)
Oh, you'd love it. It's delightful to sit on the patio on days like these, or go for walks or bike rides. It's supposed to storm on Thursday, but after that better weather, although a chance of showers will remain in the forecast. I am hoping for a few nice days for Mary's visit.
i remember those stormy days, back when i'd visit the aunties in the summer......not even hardly a warning, and there'd it'd be, just......raining like the sky'd split its pants and the sun trying to shine through all the while.
and the way it smelled! not like old wet pavement and engine oil like it does out here. No, like fresh green grasses, and little raspberries hiding way down in their leaf-cubby-hole, and earth so dark it was near black and smelled as rich as double-death fudge cake....
Nah, the camera takes good photos. It's such an easy to use little thing, even I can't screw it up. :) And I only post the pick of the litter. The majority of images get thrown out.
I know there are people who still love film, but the digital camera made me love to take photos. The first photo I took with my first digital camera was a closeup of a day lily. My jaw literally dropped when I saw the photo I'd taken. I was hooked...instantly!
I love how you can see immediately whether the photo is what you want. And if not, you can try again. No waiting for film to be developed. What an absolutely marvelous invention.
Yes, they're terrific. Real photographers enjoy more complicated machines, with plenty of customizing options when taking photos, but I couldn't be more pleased with the new era of "point and shoot" cameras. Even mine has lots of customized settings, if one wanted to use them, but then I'd have to read the instruction book. That's not going to happen, I don't think. ;)
Do you like it? I'm so glad. That's the patio we put in a few years ago. This is its third summer. Maybe I should do a post about it, "before and after". Our back yard didn't have a sitting area before, or all those gardens and only a third of the shrubs. I had a lot of fun designing it. It's so nice to be in now. The only drawback is how little of the year we can enjoy it. ;)
In the second pic, what are the two trees to the left of the birches--the low one to the left of the umbrella and the good sized one to the right of the umbrella?
The littler of the two trees is a Haralred apple tree (hardy for this zone) we planted nine or ten years ago, pruned to a low, spread "basket" shape, the much bigger tree an elderly flowering crab. It was here and mature when we bought the house eleven years ago. They were featured in flower in my June garden post:
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You have a lovely garden!
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Belleferret, are you from New Zealand?
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I lived in Duluth for 4 years in the early 80s and well remember the weather there! *shivers at memories* I'm near Cleveland now.
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You spent two weeks in New Zealand? Ooooh, lucky! I've never heard from anyone that didn't love it there, even want to move there. Thank you for the link!
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and the way it smelled! not like old wet pavement and engine oil like it does out here. No, like fresh green grasses, and little raspberries hiding way down in their leaf-cubby-hole, and earth so dark it was near black and smelled as rich as double-death fudge cake....
SEE what you started!!! lol....
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I love how you can see immediately whether the photo is what you want. And if not, you can try again. No waiting for film to be developed. What an absolutely marvelous invention.
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In the second pic, what are the two trees to the left of the birches--the low one to the left of the umbrella and the good sized one to the right of the umbrella?
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http://mechtild.livejournal.com/125663.html
Scroll down to the first photo. It shows them both in flower.
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