Another cold night so I’m glad I covered the more sensitive plants. Yesterday we had several thunderstorms passing by and we had hail falling in at least three of them, there was even some hail left when we went out in to the garden when we had woken up.
The rest of the day has been really nice though. It was so cold on our morning walk that not a fly or anything but migrating cranes were moving in the air. Well a couple of Jays flew around screaming, most likely warning about us walking down the gravel road. The sun shone almost the entire walk and has continued to do so with the exception of a few clouds passing by. The clouds weren’t big but manage to pass the sun in a place so the sunshine couldn’t reach us. It has actually been enough warm to have the kitchen door open almost all day.
It should have been open all the time if it hadn’t been because of Alma, she is now in heat. Malkolm is still chemically castrated so no such problems but he still behaves like a bewitched teenager 🙂 🙂 🙂 Almost all female dogs that have been living with me has done that every six months, not Alma though she does it every fifth month 🙂 which is at the time rather good because I was unsure for how much longer the chemicals would work on Malkolm.
I’ve planted most of the sown coneflowers (Echinacea) today. I really like them but for some reason I have never had one, bought or sown, surviving the winter here and that’s not because they aren’t hardy enough and the sand in the ground here should be perfect for them. The only one that I actually had for several years was the pinnate prairie coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) but those were slowly pushed away by some wild roses I used to have 🙂 🙂
The coming three days will be much like today they’re guessing but after that we’ll get clouds and rain but at least not as cold as it washes last days. The tea is waiting and perhaps I’ll have a sandwich or two 🙂
Have a great day!
The Cottage by the crane lake. 
Hi Christer, I just spent some time catching up on some of your previous posts as we were traveling on a 12-day Alaskan adventure and I didn’t have internet onboard the cruise ship. It was costly and the de-tox was restful. I hope you have cooler weather now as we managed to miss the 90-degree temperatures that were in nashua, NH, while we enjoyed 70s in Alaska. We did not need the winter gear we packed. Hope that Alma is no longer in heat and Sara is very grown up now.
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Hi Beatrice!
Sounds like a really nice trip, especially since You didn’t have to wear winter clothes already 🙂 🙂
Finally it’s getting warmer here again, I really don’t want below 50 F temperatures in August. It will be warmer but not hot so I’m happy about it.
Alma just started so this will go on for a month or so 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Beatrice, I have family in Salem, Hampton and Ashland, NH, and I grew up in Methuen and North Andover, MA, so we were practically neighbors! Now I live in Virginia.
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Hi catsworking, actually, I live in NH now, but didn’t grow up in New England, I am am a NJ native as is my husband. We did live on the Virginia eastern shore for 12 years before relocating here. Where in Virginia do you live?
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Hi Beatrice! I lived in Freehold NJ for a year when I was 14-15 and went to Freehold High School (a few years after Bruce Springsteen I think). Now I live in Chesterfield Co. in a suburb of Richmond VA. Small world!
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Christer, Sarah looks like she knows she looks fabulous in that new orange collar (she does!), so maybe she’ll take good care of it.
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Hi catsworking!
She does 🙂 🙂 🙂
The bell however has more of a quiet clicking sound so it doesn’t disturb anyone to be honest, I do hope it helps the birds though she’s a bit too good in catching birds now.
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