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2018 July 02 in Grimes Iowa 64° at the start of day. Our first stop of the day was Goodwill to donate four chairs that came from one of our other trailers that we got rid of. We do not need eight chairs for our small table. We ate breakfast at McDonald’s before going toContinue reading “2018 July 02”

2018 July 01 2018 Sunday in Grimes Iowa Yesterday’s temps dropped from 92° (115° real feel) to 62° at 11pm. It was 71° at seven this morning. And had 4 1/2″ in the rain-gauge. This is the normally little stream that trickles into our lake. Last night it became a lake that ran over theContinue reading “2018 July 01 2018 Sunday”

2018 June 30 Saturday in Grimes Iowa 78° and mostly clear to start off with. Communal breakfast at the clubhouse today. I, along with everybody else who works the fee booth, worked today. Plus a lot of volunteers to facilitate guest parking. Our Independence day fireworks are this evening. We can easily have an extraContinue reading “2018 June 30 Saturday”

2018 June 29 Friday in Grimes Iowa 71° and hazy again this morning the 100% humidity is visible in the air. Reached 94° with a “feels like” of 110°. Not predicted to go below 80° until after midnight. This morning I was looking at my mother’s journaling from June 30th, 1978. She wrote, “77 –Continue reading “2018 June 29 Friday”

2018 June 28 Thursday in Grimes Iowa 69° and overcast so no sunrise photo. And here it’s something you done usually see together: sever thunderstorm followed by high heat warning. As usual we went to the cafe for coffee with friends. Then to the senior center for games and lunch. Fast Track of course wasContinue reading “2018 June 28 Thursday”

2018 June 27 Wednesday in Grimes Iowa 70° and hazy start that turned into partly cloudy with a high of 89° around 3 p.m. Our feeder was visited by a quarrel of sparrows. Did you know that it’s what a group of sparrows is called? It seems appropriate. They sent so much time fighting overContinue reading “2018 June 27”

2018 June 26 Tuesday in Grimes Iowa 64° and sunny this morning. However the trees are still shaking this mornings rain from their leaves. It was quite a storm last night and then another came through early (still dark) this morning. One and a quarter inches in the rain gauge. We were first to arriveContinue reading “2018 June 26 Tuesday”

2018 June 25 Monday in Grimes Iowa 66° and soggy at daybreak. Just shy of an inch of rain from the storm last night. It was payday which meant a trip to the credit union for a deposit. I’d gotten used to being able to deposit through the smart phone. But the credit union appContinue reading “2018 June 25 Monday”

2018 June 24 Sunday in Grimes Iowa We went to the Cozy Cafe for breakfast. We didn’t realize that they head a breakfast buffet until we got there. It was a pleasant surprise. Ella went up to do site checks only to be told that they didn’t need her. The people who had been doingContinue reading “2018 June 24 Sunday”

2018 June 23 Saturday in Grimes Iowa 62° with sunshine to start of the day. The birds at our feeders are attacking the feed as though they’ve not eaten in a while. Maybe they’re as happy to see the sun as we are. We’ve had over 8” of rain this month and over 23” sinceContinue reading “2018 June 23 Saturday”