Tag Archives: Summer

Summer breeze, makes me feel fine ….

This was a picture-perfect day with fluffy clouds in the sky, a gentle breeze blowing and finally a weekend devoid of rain or heat and humidity.  Yeah!  So I decided to take a long-awaited trip to visit Lake Erie Metropark … Continue reading

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Look who I found …

… or perhaps I should say found me? Aah, today was like a breath of fresh air after this stifling and sultry weather we’ve had for one solid week. It was a joy to walk again.  Just as predicted, last … Continue reading

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These days, a walk in the park is …

… NO walk in the park, as that expression goes.  I detest this hot weather, despite gritting my teeth and scowling at each shovelful of snow hefted and every ice pellet that stung my face through an overly long Winter … Continue reading

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Are these the Cat Days of Summer?

A round trip to Council Point Park, plus one loop on the shady side, was all I could muster on this muggy Monday morning, with temps at nearly 80 degrees and humidity to match.  Ugh!  I didn’t even get to … Continue reading

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Take thee to the seashore to cool off.

After pounding the hot pavement along Fort Street, with occasional interludes under the shady tree at the “Ponies in the Park” event yesterday, I decided it was time to enjoy a nature jaunt again.  The car needed to be taken … Continue reading

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Steppin’ back in time.

Hot cars and hot weather were on today’s agenda.  When I stepped out of the house at 7:45 a.m., (ostensibly to beat the heat at that early hour), I was greeted with a blast of hot and tropical-like air.  I … Continue reading

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Around the ‘hood and under the hood.

Summer’s long days and scorching temps go hand in hand with cruisin’ … no, not on the high seas, but cruisin’ in your classic automobile along Fort Street for the annual Cruisin’ Downriver event. When Cruisin’ Downriver was created in … Continue reading

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Meet “Stubby”.

I know I said I had not seen any squirrels lately … and I truly hadn’t,  except for the pair of squirrels that were lethargic and lounging around a low branch during that hot spell we had about ten days … Continue reading

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Get while the gettin’s good!

  Walking needs to be efficient these days.  There’s no time for lollygagging or enjoying a leisurely Sunday stroll because, if it hasn’t rained recently, just wait a few minutes as showers or storms are sure to be on the … Continue reading

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Well, now it is Summer …

… as of 6:07 a.m. today. I’m not sure whether to be ecstatic about Summer’s arrival because it seems that our two heat waves, first at Memorial Day, then this past Sunday and Monday, already placed us in quasi-Summer mode … Continue reading

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