Weather in the Tries:
Warm. Sunny, some clouds, a tad bit of rain now and then. Nice.
It’s Finally Summer in Kennewick:
We’ve actually had a couple days in the 80s, and a couple days without clouds! I do, however, at times think I’ve gone through some sort of time warp because all the cloud activity makes me think I’m back in Seattle. We’ve also had a little rain, much to Sammy’s disgust.
There are at least 3 sets of geeselings in the ponds. The one that hatched a few weeks ago and are coming into their adult plumage, one that is a couple weeks younger, and one that is relatively brand new. Same with the ducklings. I’m trusting the little lings will all be able to fly south when the time comes.
The grow up so fast.
So, didja y’all watch the Hearing on Thursday? Are you reading this now during a break in the Hearing? As much as I dislike Liz Cheney politically, I give her points for her opening remarks. Yowsah!! Regardless of which side of the aisle you gravitate to, I hope you are watching the Hearings on the channel of your choice. History in the making.
Photos of the Week:
Did I mention a bunch of us went over to a friend’s for a birthday party and fire-pit time the other night. A good time was had by all, and we enjoyed celebrating the birthday with a bourbon chocolate cake. Sorry, no pictures of that, but
And last but not least, I took this shot the other day of a Heron in Herron Lake (yeah, I know, but that’s the way they spell it. Maybe it was built by the Herrons? I dunno.
Books: Remember, if I finish a book, I review/post it to http://lenoragood.blogspot.com
Read two books this past week one is a collection of poetry and prose (not unlike my book, The Bride’s Gate) but somewhat smaller, and a lot funnier–Talking Smack to The Dead by Walt Peterson. His review is posted.
The other is a Legal Who Done it, May it Please the Court, by Daniel Maldonado. He needs an editor.
Earworm:
It just isn’t summer without a little Summertime by three different people (Okay, four, Ella & the Satchmo really are two different people) I had no idea Willie had made such a recording and I don’t think it’s all that old. Anyhow, listen to them all for a bit of variation.
Summertime by Willie Nelson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5xafQXg1yI
Summertime by Kathleen Battle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyadsHUBpWc
Summertime by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3kQt14_5OQ
Quotes from the Hearing by CNN [There are 11 quotes on this site, all worth reading]
“The conspiracy to thwart the will of the people is not over.” — Thompson
“He [Pence] ultimately knew that his fidelity to the Constitution was his first and foremost oath.” — Pence’s chief of staff Marc Short
“There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone. But your dishonor will remain.” — Liz Cheney [Message to her fellow Republicans]
Sammy’s not sure what the fascination is, but he’s all for his humans to sit on the sofa and watch the tv, because that gives him a lap in which to sit. He has discovered laps are for him to be on, there is no higher calling.