I Think Summer Is Here

Only in Summer can you have this beautiful evening sky where you have the warm wind, the shower on the hill and the clear sky and sunshine behind. About an hour after I shot this pic, we were sitting on the deck watching the fire in our chimeria and the sky was clear.

I has been very warm the last few days. We hit 95 on Friday and about the same yesterday. Jim, Kathleen and Z are leaving on the 17th of June to go to the Cape and Max and Joyce Fiskin will be arriving on the 16th at Wenatchee via Amtrax. We are looking forward to three days of "remembering the good old days" and doing a bit of the tourist thing. Probably a Wine Tour, a little Golf and some sight seeing.

Here Comes Memorial Day Weekend

This is the 18th hole from the tee. It is peaceful and serene today, but starting tomorrow there will be people everywhere. We have many weekenders here at Desert Aire and most will be here for the Memorial Day Weekend. The traffic is hectic at the boat launch and the course is full all weekend. Cindy is coming tonight and will be here for a week. We think that Jim, Kathleen and Z will be here for a day. The weather is beautiful and we are ready to rock.

A couple of interesting happenings in the last couple of weeks. I got an Eagle on a long par four in the Tri-Cities last week. I knocked it in the hole from 170 yards out. That's as good as a hole in one, but you don't have to buy for those. Last Friday a old student stopped by and spent the night. We played golf and caught up. I hadn't seen him in about 20 years. He graduated in 1985. We have agood visit and I received an email from him that he was bringing over a group of guys from the same time period. That will be a blast.

Mother's Day

Kathleen and Zmo came for dinner today to make grandma's day. We did a brisket on the Traeger and it was very good. Thank you Mike Tucker. I have changed the recipe a little, and am using the rib rub and it is very satisfying. Zmo said we were eating chicken. It was sure good chicken. I don't know if Z was smelling the roses or the Brisket. Either one would put that look on your face. It was a beautiful day in the desert and we are looking for more to come. We are enjoying our new fountain on the patio. The old one finally gave up the ghost. It gave us a good excuse to find a replacement. It has lights and such a tranquil sound. Maybe that's what bought out the look. Whatever, it was a great day.

The Ides of May

I haven't written in a while, but from the pictures you can see that I have been very busy. The burn pile behind the tree is ready to burn, the yard is mowed and the garden is tilled and ready to be planted. The sun has been in and out today, but the temperature is in the 60's and the golf course is beckoning. We have had a very different spring. Very little warm temps and a lot of wind. The outlook is for good weather is building and should be getting into the 80's next week. Hopefully that happens, for the arthritic body needs some lubrication.

Annette left this morning to go see the grandchild. She needs her fix ever so often. Dave and I have a tee time a little later and then ribs on the B-B-Que. That should culminate a wonderful Sunday afternoon. Zmo and family went to the Apple Blossom Parade yesterday and had a great time. Zmo told grandma on the phone what all happened. Maybe that's what brought on the need for a fix.