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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”

2018 June 22 Friday in Grimes Iowa A Cool 60° and very overcast at the start and topped out at 72°. It was 70 at 5 p.m. Sunrise never happened today. I worked at the fee booth from 8 to 3:30 and then drive Ella around so she could do the site checks. We hadContinue reading “2018 June 22 Friday”

2018 June 20 Wednesday in Grimes Iowa More rain fell overnight but had stopped by the time I got out of bed. The sun had to climb over the storm clouds to the east of us. 71° at daybreak and 82° between rains. Back to 71° just before sunset at 9. It was overcast whenContinue reading “2018 June 20 Wednesday”

2018 June 19 Tuesday in Grimes Iowa 73° and inbetween rains at the start of the day. There was ¾”earlier (see photo below) but I failed to check it later. By daybreak we had ¾” of rain with more on the way. Not a very pleasant day but it made fire some impressive clouds. WeContinue reading “2018 June 19 Tuesday”

2018 June 18 Monday in Grimes Iowa 78° to start the day 86 that feels like 96 at noon There’s supposed to be some rain and cooler weather coming. We had a full table at the cafe this morning. Brian, Cutty’s manager, and Bev, the cafe manager, down on their knees. They are either tryingContinue reading “2018 June 18 Monday”

2018 June 17 Sunday in Grimes Iowa Happy Father’s Day 76° to start the day and 94° at noon. With the heat index at 99° at 6 p.m. We had a community breakfast at the club house this morning. It was all-you-care-to-eat scrambled eggs, hash browns, toast, and sausage patties or ham slices. We hadContinue reading “2018 June 17 Sunday”

2018 June 14 Thursday in Grimes Iowa 59° with rain and winds. Rain stopped about 7:30 a.m. But then returned around 10 with a vengeance. The whole storm of rain, wind, lightning and a little hail was over again by noon. Then the temps jumped to a muggy 80° and stayed there until about sunset.Continue reading “2018 June 14 Thursday”

2018 June 16 Saturday in Grimes Iowa 76° to start the day and 95°(heat index of 105°) shortly after noon. Still 95 after sundown. The sky was all shredded of orange this morning. At the orange sun shining on the maple tree was striking. We are located between Bart Dudley and Don’t Fence When IContinue reading “2018 June 16 Saturday”

2018 June 13 Wednesday in Grimes Iowa 61° start 82° high and 72°at 11 p.m. The usual coffee in the morning at the cafe and lunch at the senior center. Today however we also had pie with friends at Village Inn. Then we came home so that I could work on the sermon for Sunday.Continue reading “2018 June 13 Wednesday”

2018 June 11 Monday in Grimes Iowa 65° and a gentle rain that started last evening and continued into late morning. It cleared enough for the temp to reach 80 humid degrees. Then the cloud cover came back. Intermittent rain and 74° at 9. This is a work day for me. So I couldn’t joinContinue reading “2018 June 11 Monday”