The Backyard - Joe's Almanac: June 2021

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Cigar and Backyard Jazz

Saturday, June 12, 2021

Perfect afternoon for a cigar and some backyard jazz.

Athena joined me and I'm sure she really enjoyed the break from the extreme heat.

Haven't listened to Kind of Blue by Miles Davis in quite a while. It's a classic.

Dale gave me a call while Athena and I sat outside. It was nice to catch up. He seems to be doing really well on the Island but is of course very busy.

Catalpa Trees

Thursday, June 10, 2021

We have several catalpa trees on the block and they're flowering now. I love the flowers they produce but their foot long bean pods are rather weird.

Beautiful sun shower at about 6:00 p.m. It’s hard to see the rain in the photo but it was coming down pretty heavily for about 20 minutes. It stopped just as suddenly as it began. The western sky was clear so the storm was right over us. Rather unusual for the sun to be out for the whole shower. It was lovely.

Monday, June 7, 2021

Increasing Humidity

Monday, June 7, 2021

Beautiful walk with Athena this morning. Very comfortable temp-wise. As I write this at 5:20 p.m. it is 93 degrees and so much more humid than what we’ve experienced in this little heat wave. Pictured above are some neighbor's peonies which I photographed this morning.

Saturday, June 5, 2021

Morning Walk with Athena

Friday, June 4, 2021

Morning walk with Athena. Pictured above is a neighbor's bench I sometimes sit on when walking her.

Salvia in our back yard is peaking.

Friday, June 4, 2021

Taking In the Warmer Weather

Thursday, June 4, 2021

Continuing to enjoy the warmer weather. There was an increase in humidity from morning to afternoon. We started out really dry and what we ended up with was still reasonable but Athena felt the difference and was moving a bit slower than her new normal.

In other news, irises are peaking.

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Taking a Walk

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Took a very pleasant walk after getting home from school. Eighty-two degrees, low humidity, and a gentle yet steady breeze. I’m so ready for summer vacation.