How is your summer going? It seems like the time is flying by, and before we know it, summer will be over. I've been busy with many projects, and haven't had much time to write.
I'm afraid the ambition I had at the novelty of spring has worn off. Maybe I should've thought twice before starting my yard and garden blog. First of all, I haven't done diddly in the yard for a few weeks now. It got hot, it rained a lot, and the yard is now looking like the Amazon rain forest. Overgrown, with lots of hungry mosquitoes ready to attack me every time I go through there with the dog. Better save the rest of this commentary for that blog, so I don't repeat myself! To make matters worse, I didn't even give the right URL in the blog post. It should be karinsyard2013.blogspot.com .Check it out.
I had a lot to say, now let's see if I can remember any of it!
Now that summer is in full swing, I have to admit that I'm not the hardy soul I used to be. It hasn't been an unbearable summer, we've had two hot spells with humidity, and I'm already pining for cooler weather. I'm sure I'll change my mind when it does cool off, though!
I'm disappointed the Bruins were unable to win the Stanley Cup. Any time you come that close, it's a letdown not to succeed. However, I must say there were so many exciting games over the course of the playoffs! The Bruins were able to stave off elimination in the first round in a historic comeback, beat Toronto, then the Rangers, and sweep the Penguins. It took six games for Chicago to beat us.
Think of how intensive and difficult it is playing hockey every other day. The Bruins played with a lot of heart, and Tukka Rask made us forget about Tim Thomas. The way the Bruins lost game six of the finals was heartbreaking. If we had been able to hold the lead for just over another minute we would've made it to game 7. Then it would've been tough to win in Chicago, but I sure believed in them. I'm proud of the Bruins, win or lose. Now that hockey season is over, all I have left is the Red Sox. Luckily they've been playing pretty well.
Have you seen a rainbow recently? I was lucky last week to see an amazing one that lasted over 20 minutes. I came home from work, we got a thunderstorm, and seconds after I walked in the door, a tree right outside my house was struck by lightning! The top of the tree lay in the street for a couple of hours while a cop directed traffic around it. I'm always careful about lightning, but having it hit so close to home was sobering.
The sun came out, and we knew the conditions for a rainbow were prime, since it was still raining. I protected my camera as best I could, since I ruined my original Nikon in a rainstorm a few years ago. The double rainbow was spectacular!! I took many pictures. I told myself it would be good luck for the Bruins, and they did tie the Finals series that night.
The best shots are in my other camera- will show those another day!
For some reason, I have a summer bug. I've lost my voice! So writing this post made me feel better. You don't realize how much you take speaking for granted until you can't do it.
Have a great night. I'll be doing a post on my other two blogs soon!
