Hot dog it was warm!

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Today it was 92° and gorgeous, although not enough of a breeze until later. We got in a nice morning walk - it's pretty flat here, which is good on a hot day. It was a typical workday. The only unusual thing is that I worked outside on the deck. There is an outside plug, and so it's me and the bugs and birds - put on headphones and have a computer. Occasionally, there are the sounds of power tools. Otherwise uneventful. Then we made a nice dinner and walked to the Community Market in the Barlow (a shopping area, I guess I'd call it). It's a really nice store with good produce. This evening, we can see the edge drift of clouds from Tropical Storm Marcos - tomorrow is supposed to be MUCH cooler. Side note: You can see the Milky Way here! Not today, but on our first night, it was visible. This doesn't happen to me often. Very exciting!

Morning neighborhood walk
Pacific Aster (Symphyotrichum chilense)
Beside where I work is a giant butterfly bush. This was one of my Dad's favorite plants
Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
The beginning of Tropical Storm Marco
Side yard of where we are staying
Pathway out of our house
Wee hill we live on top of
Local leaf peepers look out
Downtown Art on Hwy 116. It kept changing colors

Have an exciting day!

Politics: Watch JVL and Heather Cox Richardson discuss conservatism in America. Includes some history.

OR Listen to the wing beats of an Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)

Sending oodles of love, Tawnia

Bird List - 28 species today

Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Killdeer
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Peregrine Falcon
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
Bushtit
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bewick's Wren
Northern Mockingbird
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird