8/15/24“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” MAYA ANGELOU

 Dense fog, calm, 61 degrees.  Showers this morning, thunderstorms this afternoon.  A high of 75 with a south breeze.  Showers tapering off early tonight followed by fog.  A low of 60.  Morning clouds, afternoon sun tomorrow with a high of 77, a low of 61.  Cloudy Saturday with a south breeze, a high of 74, a low of 62.  Cloudy Sunday with a brisk south breeze, a high of 79, a low of 62.  Rain Monday with a south breeze, a high of 76, a low of 60.  Showers Tuesday with a north breeze, a high of 72, a low of 54.  Partly cloudy Wednesday with a NNE breeze, a high of 73, a low of 55.  Partly cloudy every day from next Thursday, through the weekend and Monday the 26th,    WSW breezes with highs in the seventies and lows in the low sixties. 

Possible morning showers Tuesday the 27th with a west breeze, a high of 78, a low of 61. Showers Wednesday the 28th with a WSW breeze, a high of 79, a low of 63.  Partly cloudy Thursday the 29th with a WSW breeze, a high of 89, a low of 60.

    The smoke from the Canadian fires dominated the day,  It was particularly bad for Doug and Bekah working in the hayfied.  Plus the hay wasn't curing because the smoke was obscuring the sun.  Jay said his eyes felt like he'd been sitting by a smoky campfire.  Mine are still burning this morning.  And I mostly stayed in the house with the windows closed.  I'm short of breath from being anemic, the smoke made breathing worse.  All I could think of was how hard the day must be for people with severe respiratory problems.  What about the people who lived close to the fires?  Today's thunderstorms should clear the air.

   Jay and Azalea got green beans and sweet corn from Millers, the Amish family.  Jay mowed some of the lawns with the hand mower, Bekah did others with the tractor,  There has been enough rain so that the lawns always seem to need mowing

Some of the mums are showing buds.  Some will be in bloom for people who like them Labor Day weekend.

   The kids are going to the Bradford church Bible School this week.  The church does a wonderful job..  Not only do the kids have fun but we are very pleased with what they are learning..

   The Andrews moved the old pellet stove out yesterday.   Now RJ heating can install the new one at their convenience.

    I'm not sure what today will bring.  I have a doctor's appointment.  Bekah will work on the plug and cutting order.  Which means setting the date for starting the greenhouse fires next February.  May your day be Blessed, Sally.