Steve and Judy's Travels!

The weather forecast

Every day, less than 90 degrees.  Seems like we just hit our first forecast for every day below triple digits!  But another sure sign of fall.  Some thunderstorms, and (relatively) cooler weather.

Three days ago we had swarms of hummingbirds.  We were refilling feeders every day.  Suddenly, now, barely a bird.  One or two here and there.  There are still a few ruby-throated migrants, but not very many.  As migrants, they might hang around for a few days, or even a week each, but eventually they move on.  Even though they don’t flock, they don’t travel as a defined group, they might still arrive or leave together.  That seems to be what happened.  They all got the same idea at the same time, and poof.

If you’re going to throw deep, don’t send a short receiver downfield.  The farther away they go, the smaller they get.  Send a 6”2, 6’4” receiver with a bigger catch radius.

Tom Brady.

It happened right after yesterday’s photo.

A neighbor’s rain gauge recorded four inches of rain in the next hour or so.

Right at the same time as this photo, it turns out there was an Amazon delivery.  There might sometimes be an Amazon delivery van, but Amazon also contracts with various private drivers to make their deliveries, so there is no consistency for who shows up with the packages.  Rather than having inexperienced people driving all around the park trying to find lot numbers, there is an Amazon delivery box inside the park at the office.  We’re gated, so to get inside and access the delivery box, the driver has to stop at the gate, punch the button to call the office, and the office will trigger the gate to open.  Once inside, the driver puts each delivery for the day in the delivery box, snaps a photo to document the deed, and leaves.

Apparently, the office didn’t pick up for this driver’s call yesterday, so the driver faced a conundrum.  I have deliveries to make.  The gate won’t open.  What to do?  Delay the delivery and try again the next day?  No.  Different decision.  This is the photo we got to announce our Amazon delivery.

All the deliveries for that day.  Piled on the ground at the foot of the call box.

Moments before the deluge.