Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Our outside bedroom
Victoria, and much of the west coast of the USA and Canada are in the midst of a heat wave. Record-breaking temperatures all around. Last night it was just too hot to sleep in the house, so outside we went. A corner of our deck is somewhat private and we set up our camping air mattress and settled in.
Listening to the noises of the city - and the neighbor's trickling water fountain took awhile to get used to. We watched the stars and just as I turned over to go to sleep - oh, a shooting star blazed across the sky. I think we'll be out here again tonight.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
A Bit of This and That
Off in the distance Mount Baker, in the USA, gleams in the sunlight. My best guess is that it's about 100 km away as the crow flies. T...
-
In the very bottom left of the map above you will see a pink island with a small dot labelled Victoria. That's where we live. For a nu...
-
If the lilacs are in bloom, it must be early May. A couple of days of warmer temperatures followed by a day of softly drenching rain has c...
-
I was given a beautiful vaseful of flowers at Tim's retirement party a couple of weeks ago. The flowers lasted and lasted, and this we...
Ooh . Sounds you are happy . Shooting star ! I haven't seen for years .
ReplyDeleteThat heat wave sounds horrific. I don't know that I could sleep under the open sky, but it sounds as if it was quite awe-inspiring.
ReplyDeleteLorrie...you are so blessed! You live a dream life, full of fun and adventure. The falling star had to be a wonderful sight! I can't remember the last time I saw one. I hope tonight is equally as wonderful! Thanks for sharing...
ReplyDeleteOh..... what a treat. We slept on our deck one summer day years ago, and I found it amazing to wake up every once in a while and discover known star constellations overhead.
ReplyDeleteBy morning, though, we felt the dew on the covers -- which felt a bit sticky. still a neat experience.
Oh cool! Don't believe I will be doing any of that here in Texas! The Texas sized mosquitos would take me away!
ReplyDeleteIt looks quite charming :-)
ReplyDeleteWow, I can hardly believe those temps in the PNW. I love how you are coping with the situation. Your setup is lovely... who knows, you just may not ever want to sleep indoors again. I am with "So Blessed" about the mosquitos... they're so bad here that I can't walk out my back door without getting a bite. Makes for a long summer indoors... but very thankful for air conditioning!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Christi