It’s been a dry July. But a system is on its way.
What it HAS been is a very cool July, and weeds are growing like mad. The ones in the gravel paths, however, can be dealt with via the ‘hula hoe’ as it used to be advertised. It’s a loop hoe, or a squared metal loop that can get under roots if you get the plant young. It’s heavy work, but it goes pretty fast. I’d like to get the front done, but today is just muggy with that incoming moisture.
I’m glad to say the book is moving along. I’m beginning to get the ‘feel’ of its rhythm—every book has one, and until you get the ‘feeling’ of how the information needs to flow, it ‘feels’ wrong—or loosely jointed. It’s coming.
The tide of spammers has slowed to a trickle. If you want to sign up now, you could make a try at it.
And what else? Jane has decided to put Vanye [the bjd] into a Musketeers outfit. Stay tuned. It’s looking pretty good.
Tomorrow we have to take the car in to get the electronics guys to defuse the backup beeper: Jane reacts to sounds like that the way most people react to fingernails on a blackboard, so getting rid of the beeps for having a door open or for backing up are a safety thing. I thought about leaving the backup beep, but guess what? It’s not audible except INSIDE the car. It exists solely to notify US that we’re backing up, and if we’re far enough gone to need THAT news flash, we have no business behind the wheel. If outside doesn’t get the bennie, it goes.
It has been hot to overly hot and about average to a bit under on rain. A couple of weeks ago, we had a great relief with a few days of blessed, much needed rain, which had the added bonus of lowering the high temps day and night. Ahhhh. I could swear we are having more days with higher day and night temps than usual this summer, though not as bad as a couple of summers ago, with two weeks above 100*F and record drought. I’m fairly sure, though that the officially recorded temp for Houston is lower than the actual average around town.
Rain good. Somewhat lower temps good. Especially while my A/C compressor is out. (As it’s likely to remain until late fall.)
Tropical storm not good. Hurricane not good. … But Mother Nature is as Mother Nature does. Always something to keep a weather eye out for in summer here.
I’m the kind who likes it warmer. Cold is not my thing. But then, very hot is not my thing either. Sigh. — At least I’m native here. I’m used to it.
Good luck on the new car’s beeping noises. The other day, I discovered a neighbor’s new vehicle (looks much like a Suburban used to) has a backup beep like utility vehicles. Very loud and insistent BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! As it backs up and turns. The neighbor is fairly new. AFAIK, they don’t have a house/family member who needs a handicapped vehicle’s cautionary beeps. (If so, I’d be happy to know.) I *think* that is a backup beep for general annoyance, I mean, safety.
At least they don’t have a little droid that gets out and buzzes around with stop signs…. Heheheh.
The musketeers outfit sounds great.
South eastern AZ has been cooler than normal… Highs all this week have been in the low to mid eighties! A few days were actually in the 70s all afternoon once the clouds built up and rain started to cool the air. It’s crazy when AZ temps are on a par with the east coast or cooler than LA or San Diego.