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Archive for July 2009

A Strange Summer

Jul
31

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I haven’t had the air conditioner on once.
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I haven’t even seriously been tempted.

Granted, our house is shaded, set amidst woods halfway up a hill, blocked from the southern exposure.
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Still. This has been a strange summer. Torrents of rain, then no rain, then torrents again.
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In between, overcast days split only by the occasional clear sky. Temperatures lower than normal. Mornings sometimes so cool, I think it’s autumn already.

There are squash blossoms.
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Sunflowers.
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Daisies.
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Summer is here, I know she is, but she is quiet this year.
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Shy and reluctant. Almost as if something….or someone….

Oh, no.

I know.
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IT’S MEAN ROOSTER! HE SCARED HER AWAY!!

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31

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Especially if you’re a hen.

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