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rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 June 26 Wednesday in Cutty’s, Grimes, and Johnston, Iowa I waited a long time for the sun to appear through the cloud cover and this is as close as it came. That yellow spot really isn’t the sun. It is only a reflection of sun on the clouds. Shortly thereafter even that faintContinue reading “2019 June 26 June”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 June 25 Tuesday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 66° and sprinkles this morning What a pallet of colors in the morning sky. Oatmeal for breakfast. Today’s gang at the cafe. We were late arrivals today because Ella slept in until 9. I had an intentional “do nothing” day. I wanted a day when IContinue reading “2019 June 25 Tuesday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 June 24 Monday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa The Cutty’s Cafe coffee bunch this morning. The sky this morning just before an unexpected, undereducated rain shower went through. Dwayne joined us to play Fast Track this morning. With his help, I defeated Ella and Joyce, which I seldom do on my own. Not aContinue reading “2019 June 24 Monday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com2019 June 23 Sunday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 62° and more rain overnight and cloudy in the morning.We had breakfast at home but went to the clubhouse for coffee with our friends who were having pancakes and French toast.Then we went up to the adult center and got it set up for worship. We haveContinue reading “2019 June 23 Sunday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 June 22 Saturday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 59° in the morning with a blank paper sky. Reached 77 under that same sky. This is a color photo. However this morning’s sky makes it look like a study in black and white. I ran it through a paint app and it made it lookContinue reading “2019 June 22 Saturday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 June 21 Friday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa Happy 1st day of summer! 64° and About to get hit with more rain. Nope! No sun. It slept in this morning, I guess. We didn’t go to the cafe for coffee this morning. I had to go to work and Ella stayed home because ofContinue reading “2019 June 21 Friday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 June 20 Thursday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 54° and foggy The sun burnt a hole through the early morning fog. This rain looks cleaner titan the last rain in the gauge. Some of the flowers that are around the fee booth. One gal manages all of the flowers and shrubs on this 11+Continue reading “2019 June 20 Thursday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 June 19 Wednesday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Des Moines, and Johnston, Iowa 62° and cloudy that turned into rain and 72°. No sunrise today. The picture above was taken at 8:46 this morning. It was about an hour before the rain started. The rain let up some between 1:30 and 3:00. Shortly thereafter someoneContinue reading “2019 June 19 Wednesday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 June 18 Tuesday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 62° and cloudy Interesting sunrise before the sun hid behind the denser, darker clouds. We took a little drive along the lake this morning before I was dropped off at work. The lake looked so calm and peaceful even under the overcast sky. A little tweakingContinue reading “2019 June 18 Tuesday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 June 17 Monday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 61° that became 79°. Predawn was nice this morning. However, as the day went on, it was just a bright grey overcast. It was another work day for me. However, Ella was able to go for coffee at the cafe this morning and then to lunchContinue reading “2019 June 17 Monday”