It’s uncomfortably hot … everywhere. According to meteorologist and journalist Bob Henson, “… the Climate Reanalyzer website shows that July 3, 2023, was the warmest single day on record — only to be toppled by July 4, tied on July 5, and broken again on July 6 … these were the warmest globally averaged days in centuries, […]
Monthly Archives: July 2023
Will you still need me, will you still feed meWhen I’m sixty-four? ~ The Beatles I remember when I thought that the idea of being sixty-four was outrageous. It was soooo old … Well, this week, I turned seventy-four and I’m beginning to see what old really means and feels like. I can visualize […]
It’s warm, so we have the windows open both day and night and have resorted to a bedroom window fan for the still, warm nights. The fireworks that kept our dog and us awake at night over the holiday weekend seem to have, at least for now, subsided, but there are plenty of other noises. […]
Our dog has become very anxious about recent thunderstorms. She gets nervous and barks, something I try to discourage. Petting to try to comfort her seems to help, but only works if she will stay near one of us. Over the last few days, we’ve heard random firecrackers in the neighborhood. At night, these seem […]