Recently spotted:
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| Family of Western Screech Owls. The babies were branching, and a few days later they fledged and flew away. |
Favorite Summer Food:
- grilled burgers with cheese
- homemade potato salad
- fresh corn on the cob
- berry cobblers--any berry will do!
- S'mores!!
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| Indian Paintbrush |
3 Things I don't love about summer:
- triple digit temperatures
- wildfires
- wasps building nests by my front door
3 Things I do love about summer:
- hiking with friends
- the sound of crickets chirping at night
- wildflowers
Looking forward to:
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| Another buddy read with Melody |
Other books I also checked out of the library:
- Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire
- Widow's Point by Richard Chizmar
- Crampton Hodnet by Barbara Pym
- Cinderella Girl by Carin Gerhardsen
😎 I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer!
Happy Reading!
Yes to those yummy summer foods :) I'm with you about triple digit temps - ugh! Love that photo of the owls! Hope you are enjoying your summer!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Nadia! Despite the hot temps outside I am having a pretty good summer. :)
DeleteGreat owl picture! I saw a snowy owl when I took an injured crow to a rescue centre one night and it was the most gorgeous bird!
ReplyDeleteHow cool! I've always wanted to see a snowy owl, but I don't live in the right part of the world. :)
DeleteSummer is great but I can't stand the humidity here. And those summer food sounds good to me! I love corns with some margarine, yum! Looking forward to our buddy read! :)
ReplyDeleteThat's the one good thing about Utah being a desert... it's hot and dry but hardly ever humid. :)
DeleteTriple digits with humidity (105 degrees with heat index of 113+) are not like summers used to be here in the south. But I am all about summer foods and wildflowers. Too hot for hiking at the moment. :o
ReplyDeleteYeah, humidity is a killer! At least here in Utah I can get up high enough in the mountains when I hike that the temps always feel a little bit cooler, which is a relief. :)
DeleteLove the pictures of the owls. They're marvelous! I'm a big fan of corn on the cob too, and I only eat it in the summer.
ReplyDeleteHappy summer!
We only ever eat corn on the cob in the summer, too.
DeleteI don't like the triple digits, either! I just had my first corn on the cob for the summer, and summer berries are great. I love the owl picture! I also liked Wolves of Winter (maybe this "cool" read will help with the heat). I am looking forward to seeing what you think about the book. Happy Summer!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Amy! :)
DeleteVery much yes to your favorite summer food!
ReplyDeleteSummer food is the best, isn't it? :)
DeleteTriple digits are the worst. It was 115 here in the Phoenix area today! Ugh. I hate summer (and it's pretty much summer here for nine months out of the year)!
ReplyDeleteI don't know how you stand temps that high! Poor you. I hope it cools down soon.
DeleteThat summer meal sounds delightful! I hate the heat too but there are some things I love about summer.
ReplyDeleteSummer is my favorite time of year. :D
DeleteI love owls! Such beautiful creatures. I love fresh corn on the cob too. I hate the wildfires too. We're in the middle of triple digit heat right now. I don't mind it as long as I can be inside an air conditioned building. :-) I hope you are having a wonderful summer! Mine is flying by.
ReplyDeleteMy summer is going much faster than I'd like! If I could, I'd reset it back to June and do it all over again. :D
DeleteI'm right there with you about the triple digit temps. It's been awful around here.
ReplyDeleteI'm rereading Sparrow Hill Road right now. It's even better than I remember. Hope you enjoy it!
I can't wait! :) And I hope you survive the heat. July is almost over, so maybe August will bring slightly cooler temps. I hope.
DeleteI love the crickets too! And the sound of cicadas.
ReplyDelete:D I know it's summer when I hear them.
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