Volume 7 , Issue 30

Duchess Corner

Contrary to what some might think, they do NOT pay Oakie to leave the State of Oklahoma! At least she has NOT seen any kick-back from her scheduled departures from NW Oklahoma.

AND... After we got back to the SW Colorado mountains, Sadie weighed-in at 5.5 pounds during her 13-1/2 weeks checkup with the Vet here in Bayfield, Colorado. That's a 2-pound gain in three weeks. I think it's all legs, though!

On Monday of this week, in NW Oklahoma the temperature at Freedom was forecast to be 104 degree. We left Oklahoma Monday morning, headed to Colorado -- the forecast for Tuesday in Freedom was 78 degrees. Does this have anything to do with Oakie Leaving? Does she make it "HOT" in NW Oklahoma? Who knows!

We have had lots of hummingbird visitors this week. In the evenings we might count from 8 to 10 hovering over each feeder. AND... we have two feeders hanging on the front patio. Those hummingbirds seem to go through the couple of feeders in a couple of days. I told Oakie we need to get to the grocery store and stock up on sugar. [Hummingbird Nectar Recipe: 1 part sugar to 4 parts water. Boil water first, then measure and add sugar, at the rate of 1/4 cup of sugar to 1 cup of water. Let cool and store excess in regrigerator until ready to use. Do NOT add food coloring, honey or artificial sweetener.]

With the end of July upon us, where has the Summer gone? It has been warm in SW Colorado, but not like Oklahoma. At least it cools off during the dawn and dusk hours. AND... the temperatures are about 20 degrees cooler (without the humidity) here in SW Colorado as compared to NW Oklahoma.   |  View or Add Comments (3 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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