Wilson: So we had a couple of days of light rain in our neighborhood. Oh my giddy aunt! In Denver however, things got real. There was major downpour in downtown and hailstones fell like crazy (see a video here). A family from Aurora posted a photo of an alligator they created from all of the hail. Bulldozers had to be called in to shovel it off roadways and one woman was rescued at a gas station because the hail and fast moving water was running so deep. Holy cow!
The Mum: That was quite the weather event. It was nice to receive some moisture but I’m sure the northern third of Denver and eastern suburbs feel differently. Currently those nice temperate days are definitely in the rear view mirror. It’s back to hot temps. Yesterday the thermostat hit 88F (31C) and it’s forecast to be hotter during the next week. Bet you’re glad that you were groomed with a summer cut, aren’t you, House Pony?
Wilson: Absolutely. We’ve had to take our morning walks at the crack of dawn. I know you’d like to sleep in a bit as much as me but we need to get cracking to avoid the heat. It’s disrupting my chi, Mum.
The Mum: I know, buddy and yes, I’m not happy about it either but we just have to accept that’s the way El Niño rolls…hot temps, with lots of moisture. ‘Course with those hot temps, it makes our statewide drought worse. It’s a vicious cycle. Anyway, not much we can do about it. What else do you have for us?
Wilson: Well, the weird weather didn’t keep us from finding a few pretty flowers from around the ‘Hood early in the mornings. I think I’m going to look at this next photo often while it’s hot. It’s so calming and gives me a nice cooled off feeling. Not that I will start liking water, mind you, Mum…so don’t get any ideas but I think it’s a refreshing place along the trail to pause and enjoy.
The Mum: No, I get it. I feel the same way. That view is from one of the bridges we cross and it always makes me want to stop and inhale deeply to relax even more during our walks. Best time of the day crossing that bridge and seeing that runoff rushing into the creek from the canal.
Wilson: Right! That’s what I’m talking about. I did rather enjoy the new route we took this week to see what kind of gardens other folks have. This front garden was especially pretty.
The Mum: This was such a pretty front garden and they had a couple of fun signs in the middle of it. Everything was neat as a pin and fairly formal.
Wilson: And then there was this gorgeous clematis. So full and vibrant. Much more so than the ones we had at our old house. Yours never did bloom that much.
The Mum: No, I don’t think I really gave mine enough water and with the shade from the silver maple, well I just don’t think they ever liked the conditons where they were planted.
Wilson: It’s ok, Mum. We have lots to see on our walks. I really enjoyed passing this large clump of blue flax in the area between the path and the creek very near the spot where that coyote was seen. Looks like Mother Nature was moving ‘furniture’ again. She sure finds the oddest places to put flowers, doesn’t she?
The Mum: Well I don’t mind, it’s rather fun finding what she thinks is a good spot for flowers. Last week it was the Gaillardia (blanket flower) and this week, it’s this flax. Nature sure has an interesting way of moving things around.
Wilson: Nature provides us with some beautiful sights, like last night’s sunset. The clouds gathered up and swirled and it looked like it might rain a bit. But alas, it was just a tease. Still, it was very lovely. Well, that’s it for us. Please make sure you get outside this weekend and have a great weekend enjoying all that Nature shares with us. Since Mum is busy again today with picnic preparations for the rescue’s fundraiser, we may not be able to respond for a while but she’ll do her best. After the picnic, she’ll be getting ready for her sister from Texas to come visit next week. No rest for the wicked and the righteous don’t need it, right. So which one is she? Have a great weekend.
Live, love, bark! 🐾
Java Bean: “Ayyy, it’s an albino ice alligator! Run away!”
Lulu: “We wish you good luck with the fundraiser! May it bring in lots of green papers to help the fluffy dogs!”
Many thanks, guys. I think we did pretty well with the fundraiser and I know everyone had a great time. Have a great rest of the week.
We heard about the big storm and thought of you. We are glad you weren’t in its direct path. What beautiful moments of nature you caught!
We hope the picnic was a big success!
Thanks. We’re were shocked to see some of the hailstorm photos and were very grateful it skipped us. The picnic was great fun and I think we did well on the fundraising end. Not as many people showed up but a good time was had by all. Especially the sheepies.
I thought I commented on this but I must have got distracted after reading it.
I hope the picnic was good and tbe floofs cooperated 😉 I am sure Wilson was on his best behavior 😇
The clematis is beautiful!
Hope your weekend was great! How did it go so fast?
Yay about seeing your sister. Sisters are Awesome! 🥰
The picnic was lovely. Wilson stayed home-the crazy energy of all those sheepdogs would have been a bit too much for him. He was a champ at home though and I was very proud of him.
Wasn’t that an incredibly beautiful clematis? Don’t think I’ve ever seen such a vigorous one like that before. It sure caught my eye.
Looking forward to spending time with my baby sister. She’s such a sweetheart. Hope you’ve had a great weekend.
Yay Wilson! You go, champ! Understand him staying at home.
Yes, very vibrant! Have to show my mom the photo. She will love it!
Awh! ❤️ Have a fantastic time together.
And yes, my weekend was good, thanks. 😊
Glad to hear it. Now if only the temperatures would cool down, it’d be perfect. Like Glenn Fry sang, “The heat is on.”
Hope they do for you! It supposed to be cooling down for us this week.
Lucky you. It’s gonna be hot for the next 10 days at least. If I didn’t know better, I’d think this was July or August. 😬
Yes, I was thinking that the other week! We will see if it really does cool down. Maybe they will be wrong about your forecast.
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Oh, what a lovely walk you had Wilson – glad you weren’t left alone for too long! See, Mom was back to enjoy the day with you! I love those garden pics and the garden peace pole was super cool! But…we HAVE to talk about those hail pics! Holy Frozen Droplets From Heaven! That’s some amount of hail in the video! And that hail alligator??? Crazy wild, but very cool! We haven’t had hail. here, but we sure have had some crazy weather being frost one day and 90 the next. What is going on with Mother Nature this year?! Hope you all enjoy the picnic!
Thanks so much. Sadly Colorado is known as the hail capital of the U.S. A distinction I wish we didn’t have. I was so amazed and impressed with the hail alligator. That family was very creative.
The weather everywhere is bizarre. With climate change, weather events will unfortunately become more and more extreme.
We had a lovely picnic. Lots of fun and a great group of sheepdogs. Happy Sunday.
The picnic sounds like great fun! Be good Wilson! 😆
Wilson was a very good boy while I was working at the picnic. It was great fun and I hope to share photos later.
Beautiful clematis, puts mine to shame! Loved seeing the rushing water, makes me feel cool, and I could almost hear it.
I hope ypur OES fundraiser/picnic goes well, and that no one furred or not gets heat stroke.
Thank you. I can’t remember the last time I saw a clematis that vigorous and pretty. Yes, the fundraiser went well and I think everyone had a good time-especially all the sheepies running around! 🙂
I remember the insane hailstorms. They are so scary and the aftermath is so sad. Glad you made it safely through the storm.
Thanks. Luckily, my neighborhood was untouched by the hailstorm that blew through but others sure got hammered. When it’s super hot like it’s been, it makes any rain clouds potentially dangerous.
I am glad the storm passed you by. It is scary seeing the tall clouds; the hail builds up into large hailstones.
I always enjoy seeing what you find in your area. I pray you get more rain, but not all of a sudden.
Enjoy the floof picnic!
Thank you, you’re too sweet.
Rain is good…but hail…no thanks!
We’ll have a good time tomorrow at the picnic. It’ll be fun watching all the sheepdogs running around. Enjoy a wonderful weekend.
I hope you have a good time at the picnic. The flowers and shrubs are beautiful. I’m glad you got some moisture, but holy moly, that hail is incredible. We had a few days in the 90s here. We were also walking early. I hope the weather is nice for the picnic and you have a nice week ahead.
Thanks Dan. I read something recently that said Colorado was the hail capital of the US. Not sure if that is hyperbole or not but the insurance premiums seem to bear that out.
Glad you enjoyed the flowers. It’s been great fun seeing them bloom.
It’s going to be 90 tomorrow…ugh but the sheepdogs will make it a real fun time. Have a marvy weekend!
A picnic! Fun! Hope the weather is good and the food is beyond good. As for the hail and the creative folks who put together the “ice-gator” – EEEK. Not a fan of hail though. That is the “purple-est” (is that a word??) clematis I’ve ever seen. Gorgeous!
Love and huggies, Pam and Teddy
Wasn’t it spectacular?! I was blown away by its beauty.
We always have a load of fun at these pucks, made more fun by a boatload of sheepies running around. It’s going to be hot but we’ll still have a good time. Have a purr-fect weekend!
That alligator looks real. Beautiful photos, especially the flowers. XO
I know, right! So realistic. Glad you enjoyed flowers. I loved their vibrancy. Hope you enjoy a lovely weekend.
That hail was carazy! It looks as if a cargo plane unloaded a ton of softballs over the area, my Godness. It reminds me of the time I was caught out in the open and it hailed. I had to use my windbreaker as a tent because the stuff was so dense, I felt like it would suffocate me.
I love Wilson’s take on how Mother Nature rearranges her furniture. And it’s so true, she has a funky cool style about her.
Here’s to more lovely sunsets and great success for your fundraiser.
Many thanks for the well wishes. We’re going to need them this year.
Yeah that hail storm was totally beyond crazy. There go the insurance premiums. 😵💫
Have a super duper weekend, Marc
It will be spectacular.
No kidding!
You as well mama
I bet the picnic will be a blast and well worth all the work! Dang, that is some icy alligator. Hey Wilson, you and Mum have a fabulous weekend!
Many thanks, Terry. It’ll be a total hoot. It’s always a fun day-just wish it wasn’t going to be so hot. Have a pawfect weekend.
Beautiful floofs! And enjoy your guest!
Thanks. It’s always a fun event. It’s going to be hot so there’ll be lots of thirsty sheepies. Have a terrific weekend.
An OES picnic defintely sounds like heaven!
They are a riot. Sheepies running all over the place, looking for their next snack they can snarf up. I’d attending a bunch of these over the years and they’re always a guaranteed fun day. We’re hoping your weekend is heavenly!
Such gorgeous clematis Monika 💜 and wishing you a blessed and successful fundraiser too! 💖🍀✨️ xxx
Many thanbks, Xenia. I loved seeing suxh a vibrant healthy clematis. It made me smile. Wishing you and the lovely Miss Bria a lovely weekend.
Hope the picnic and fundraiser go off without a hitch and is wildly successful! 👍🏼
Many thanks, Eliza. Not as many people attended this year but I think we did fairly hope. We’ll know more after the treasurer sends out her report. We had great fun though and had a terrific group of sheepies running around to their heart’s content.
Best wishes for the picnic to be a raging success! And loved the snow gator – very clever!
Many thanks, Debra. That hail alligator was incredibly clever and realistic. The picnic was great fun and I think everyone had a terrific time. Hopefully I’ll get the photos posted soon.
I hope the picnic brought in much needed funds as well!
Thanks. I hope we did well. Less people showed up so the treasurer is compiling the silent auction bids. Fingers crossed.
Ooh, have a lovely picnic 😀
Many thanks, Paul. It was a great picnic and we all had a great time. The sheepdogs went crazy running all over the acreage. It was a good day but boy was I knackered. Crazy hot and that always takes the wind out of my sails. But it was definitely worth it.
Love that gorgeous sky, and I would have been thinking maybe some rain, too. Hoping the picnic is/was great and you have a wonderful time with your sister. The girls say Hi, Wilson! with *wags*
Wilson says hi right back at everyone in Tennessee. Picnic is tomorrow but there’s a jillion things that need to be done before it starts. Awk! Glad you enjoyed that pretty sunset. I think it was too warm for rain to reach the earth before evaportating. Wishing you all a super happy weekend!
The picnic sounds fun, hopefully you won’t be roasting in the heat. We are expecting 90’s and tropical humidity. To be honest, we can’t wait for the first snowfall, sadly we have a long wait. We are up early and out walking and running every morning. It is the best part of the day when hardly anyone is out and about. Happy Friday.
My Mum will look like Wiley Coyote, dashing from one shady spot from trees to the next, hoping the sheepdogs will follow. 😉
We couldn’t agree more on mornings being the best time of the day but this week Mum has been going to bed well after midnight and burning the candle at both ends. She needs more sleep in her old age. 😉 We hope you guys have a furbulous weekend!
Here we thought we’d be so clever and sing “Hail to Denver and to Wilson”, sorry, how silly that would have been … glad only rain fell on you and your pretty flowers! But the gator, OMD/OMC how clever, trust he melted before biting any toes! Lovely post as always and happy picnicking (how to spell that word?) … Ann & June
If that gator didn’t melt quickly after the temps zoomed up, nothing would! It was quite the rollercoaster week of civilized and chaos. We hope you have a pawfectly marvelous weekend.
Those Clematis are gorgeous, Wilson! My sis has a huge plant of them. They brighten the yard.
Thanks, Jacqui. They are like a beacon…we can see them for a good long distance away. So pretty. Have a wonderful weekend enjoying Nature.
No worries Mr. Wilson, a dog’s gotta dog.
That’s what I keep telling Mum. She sighs a lot when I remind her. Have a doggone great weekend!
I know the phrase is ‘herding cats’…but herding floofs? Good luck with the picnic.
Trust me, it’s worse trying to herd these herders! Thanks for the well wishes. We need to replenish our bank account after a long and expensive foster for a senior dog with some severe medical issues. He’s all good now and we just found him a home but need to recoup to be able to help other sheepdogs. Have a wonderful weekend, Helen.