SUMMER NOTES (MUSIC NOTES, THAT IS)
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Music’s in the air, and it’s not just our big bullfrog serenading guests with the whippoorwhills singing backup:
Monthly Archives: June 2007
CSABA PUGGA FULL STEAM AHEAD
Today was a hot day. Okay, so it only got up to 83 degrees, but that’s “hot” here in the national forest and mountains (we’re at about 2600 feet above sea level). We were really surprised to hear that it was hotter this week at the higher elevations along the parkway. However, we do know that the moment you drive into the forest to reach us on what we like to call our 2-mile tree lined driveway, the temperature drops by about 9 degrees. Nature at its best!
NEW RESIDENT
We’ve been having thunderstorms this week. We desperately need the rain for the flowers and trees, and the lightning has been spectacular some evenings, lighting up the ridges like an early 4th of July. We even had some hail one night! Not big hail, but it sure surprised us. Another surprise we got was the observance of a resident we haven’t seen before. A gigantic turtle. Now, he’s probably not new to the lake, but he’s new to us.
EVERYTHING’S COMING UP ROSES
We’ve got clay soil, which it appears, roses just adore. We have about eight small rose bushes, all different colors and types. Here are Brigette’s three favorites (the favorite this year is the second one pictured):
