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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”

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”