Vineyard Gardener
It’s been a very nice week in terms of weather. Cool at night and perfect for sleeping, the days have been sunny but not hot and miserable. Getting...
That was some rain on Saturday night. Between that, and then again on Tuesday, hopefully we are getting a handle on the drought situations.
I’m always interested in the world’s weather. Europe is experiencing an historic heat wave. I heard on NPR that over 10,000 people have died.
Almost nothing makes me happier than a couple days of decent rain following weeks of hot and extremely dry weather. I wish I could report some...
I went to college in Texas in the mid 1960’s. As a Yankee, I found many of the local expressions to be both perplexing and comical.
When the weather turned uncomfortably warm at the beginning of June, I made the unpopular remark that I didn’t get enough winter. I stand by it and...
I have lost any sense of humor. Supposedly, we will get some rain on Thursday (I write on Tuesday). It’s been remarkably dry for early June.
I come from a long line of worriers. Hence weather events tend to bring out the worst in me. To wit: I am convinced about the lack of rain and the...
It was yet another chilly, windy and rainy weekend. Too bad the rain actually did not amount to much in the gardens. By Tuesday, I was hauling hoses...
I’m sure there were some disgruntled vacationers over the holiday weekend.
On Tuesday, I got PTSD thinking about going into another hot and bone-dry summer. Everyone seems to love it but I’m not one of them. I’m good at 60-...
The nights have still been rather chilly — in the 40s and 50s. Part of me is relieved. I’m not yielding to pressure to get the annuals into the...
