I’m back after taking a break for a couple of months! I didn’t intend to be away this long, but that’s the way it happened. I’ve gotten rested up and have a lot of pictures and video to share with you, so let’s get started. We have had some very hot weather here in YakimaContinue reading “THE RETURN OF THE SOUTHERNER”
Category Archives: Summer
IN A CLOSEUP MOOD
THE SOUND OF SUMMER This week I am sharing a video from a couple years ago when Linda and I made our trip Back East to visit relatives and friends. Ever since we moved to Yakima, I have missed out on one thing that was ever-present during the summer in North Carolina. I am talkingContinue reading “IN A CLOSEUP MOOD”
“…GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN”
This past week it’s all been about two things: the heat, and my birthday! The Pacific Northwest is in the middle of what is called a “heat dome”. I found an article on the Washington Post website (click here to read the whole article) that states a “heat dome” can form “when the summer sunContinue reading ““…GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN””
HEAT IS HERE
As predicted, the weather has really warmed up now and it is HOT! But it’s going to get even hotter. Next Sunday is my birthday and it is going to be a doozy. I remember my Daddy telling me that the summer I was born was the hottest they had seen in a long time.Continue reading “HEAT IS HERE”
LAST GASP
<<Featured Image: I was checking out my Mary rose bushes this morning and saw this one solitary bloom. All of the flowers and plants out in the garden are giving their last gasp for the passage of Summer.>> THE PNW IS ON FIRE The main story this past week here in Yakima has been allContinue reading “LAST GASP”
Southerner in the Northwest 