Maybe it is this varying temperature that causes the Irises to open and bloom on any given day over another. One day they are blooming, the next they are not. But when they bloom -- they are something special.
We have only the purple variety though there are at least a yellow variety and probably others as well.
Apparently, there is a variety that also blooms in the fall -- we'll have to look into those.
Today is one of the "cooler" days and the Irises are blooming, so maybe that is the answer. We'll check in a few days when it is projected to be in the mid to high 90s to see their bloom status.
In the news again (still) -- volcanoes:
The bottom part of the picture shows some of the ongoing destruction caused by the volcano in Hawaii.
Is there activity going around the "ring of fire" that will show up near here. That is always the question in the back of our minds.
There is not much one can do about volcanoes other than to steer clear if at all possible.
Speaking of hot air gas:
This happens to be the weekend of the Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic held every year about this time.
We'll be able to spot several balloons off in the distance from our backyard.
In some previous years, we have actually chased after some of them to watch them slowly land.
They are beautiful to see and they are only a few minutes away, housed in Windsor, California and do often fly near us.
While a spectacular sight from the ground, that is where we will enjoy them as we do not plan any trips into the atmosphere.
Unfortunately the recent news within this week:
past days.
It is hard to imagine what would cause two highly visible and highly successful people to make that decision.
I cannot help but recall the two years that I spent taking calls on the "Crisis Line" in Seattle as a volunteer. I mostly worked on the weekend nights which often are the most critical.
That was back in the 1980s when calls would come in anonymously -- today it is
different as caller id pretty much is universal and a caller might be identified right away.
Our commitment was that if a suicide call came in and we were the one that answered it -- we would stay on the line with that individual as long as it took to hopefully resolve the crisis in a positive way.
The family tree that I maintain on Ancestry.com, unfortunately, does have a few examples of the above -- but only a very small number -- some cases may just not be recognizable or reported.
It is all very sad and confusing to think about though.
I wish that I had met the following relative -- but I only learned of him after beginning my research into our family:
He is David Hiles, my Great Great Uncle. I saw this article in the "Newspaper Archives" site showing the newspaper article about him being 96 and planning on making it to the century mark.
Unfortunately, he didn't quite make it to 100 but he was certainly doing well for 96 at the time of this article. It is inspiring to see that kind of determination. He died one day before my birthday in 1949.
Sadly, I do not think anyone in my immediate family even knew of his passing . . .
Something though to look forward to today:
Will there be a "Triple Crown" this year -- there will be if "Justify" can win one more. Again, we have recorded the event and even though it is a few hours -- we will watch just for the couple of minutes that shows the race, then erase . . .
So, that is a bit of our week, see you all "in a few" ! 👨👩
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