Still hot here, but today is supposed to be the last really hot day. I spent the weekend in Colorado Springs where my daughter and I did the American Diabetes Tour de Cure bike race. I was hoping for cooler weather there, but noooo.
Still no rain here. we are so dry that I really can't keep up on watering. There's huge clouds north and south of me, but the pattern this year seems to be that storms split over the city. I am digging holes for the roses from Palatine that should arrive in late November. Three boxes of plants arrived from Santa Rosa today, which was a big surprise. I thought they were coming in April. Good thing I was home!
October is usually the most comfortable month here. We build fires outside in the fire pit almost nightly since the weather is cool and winds are lighter. It gets dark just at the right time this month, too.
The mums aren't big or colorful this year because of the drought. The asters are kind of dry looking too. The good thing is, the weeds don't come back once I pull them this time of year!
