Oh, what a windy day it has been, today!

Hot, as well.  It’s past 6pm as I write this, and our temperatures are at 28C (82F).  Inside the house it much cooler, though, which is awesome!  We were actually cold last night.

Speaking of temperatures, I asked one of my brothers about the remote sensor on the clothes line pole.  It is, indeed, for weather.  He found a photo of the complete set, so we know what the receiver inside would have looked like.  It had the time, temperature and other information displayed on it.  I don’t recall packing anything like that, but we packed so many things, I doubt I would have noticed something the looks like a digital clock.  He thinks it was set up by our late brother, which means the remote sensor has been out there for more than 8 years – probably more like 10.

So that mystery has been cleared up. :-)

This morning, we discovered a bit of wind damage in the spruce grove outside our living room window.

The piece stuck in the branches is actually the top of the dead spruce tree on the right.  The top was already broken, but this part was broken free in the wind.  I did a check around the yard and, aside from smaller branches in the yard here and there, there was nothing else broken.  I kept an eye on it throughout the morning, and by afternoon, the wind had shaken it loose from the branches holding it, enough that it’s not standing upright on the ground, looking for all the world like it had grown there.

A run into town to pick up prescription refills was an opportunity for my daughter and I to play some Pokemon Go and check out the lake.

One of our regular stops is at this park near the marina, where the van was buffeted by the wind, and we watched as several of these sail boats were blown right over onto their sides, help up only by other boats, before rocking back again.

We also stopped to visit the beach, which was being groomed today.  You can see the equipment for in the distance.

On the way home, we stopped at the post office, and part of my younger daughter’s birthday gift came in.  Her birthday is next month, but we’ve never held much to the days themselves, and spread out our recognition over time.  Which means she got her gift right away. :-)

A very pretty set of throwing knives!  We’ve already discussed where we’d want to set up a target for practicing.  We would like to get an archery butt, and have found the perfect place to set it up.  Eventually, we want to get into archery again.  My husband and I used to shoot regularly, before we had kids.  I shot recurve, my husband shot a compound.  The girls are interested, too, so this would be a family affair. :-)

Well, the sky is getting dark outside my window.  I’m hoping that means the predicted rains (only 40% chance, though) will finally come.  If not today, by Friday, they are saying there is an 80% chance of showers, 60% chance on Thursday.  Any little bit will help.  I found out this morning that there was another fire to the Northeast of us yesterday.  In the early evening, some buildings were lost.  From what I’m told, the land had just changed ownership, and no one was living there, so at least it wasn’t someone’s home that was lost.  I hope the new owners had insurance, though.  There were still hot spots going today, and in these winds, there is extreme danger of sparks jumping the road.  At the moment, the general fire ban still allows for fire pits and BBQs, but if we don’t get rain, I foresee that changing soon.  At least the winds are dying down, as the evening progresses, but I’m still seeing trees swaying out my window.

We shall see what tomorrow brings us.

The Re-Farmer