The past month, or more, has been poor birding and not much in the way of odes or butterflies either. Now a migrant or two is starting to show up so I anticipate more interesting times. Today got up to 109° so I watered for a couple of hours this morning, then finished this afternoon in short bursts.
It seemed strange to see a young mule deer without an adult at the tank, but I assume it's OK.
No interesting birds. Maybe the best migrant was a Warbling Vireo.
That's about it. It seems like my son Lee will finally get moved down here this weekend, which is exciting for me. I'm not sure how much time he'll actually be able to spend here, but it's a start.
My health is about the same. No dental problems at the moment (fingers crossed), and just the normal aches and pains. I feel grateful that I'm not dealing with cancer, like so many people are, that I can't even think about complaining. My oldest son started radiation today for his cancer and my one brother's body has had just about all the radiation it can tolerate. My youngest brother will soon be starting his radiation. It all weighs heavy on me.
I enjoy and read all your comments but for some reason I'm still not able to respond to them.
Praying for you and your family. 🙏🏻
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you back. August is not a great month in my book. At least there is, or used to be chances for a sort of "monsoon" season out there...As for old age, watering things outside when it's over 100 is something extraordinary. I myself just retreat. So, kudos!
ReplyDeleteI am sorry about your dear family members fighting cancer. It is a horrible disease.🙏
ReplyDeleteHopefully you'll get a nice monsoon and wonderful variation with migration. My mom (83 years old) lives in Arizona with similar temps in the summer and when I am out to help her out the heat just saps the strength out of me and the kids...and we're quite a bit younger. The 20 somethings actually seem to fare worse in the heat. But then they live in the AC and I don't even have AC in my house but MA is not nearly as hot though often more humid... not Florida humid though. Hopefully your son being there will help take a little of the load off your shoulders and give you peace of mind for the future of the Oasis. :-)
ReplyDeleteCarolyn, I will keep you and all your family in my heart!
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