SPRING-LIKE GREENERY IN JULY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
By OLIVENE GODFREY
The month of July is usually so dry and hot here that the green grass and foliage turn a brownish hue. But, this year, after all the rains we have had and continue to have most every day now, everything is so fresh and lush and green.
Our patio plants are all thriving, too, including son Barry's large tomato plant. The large asparagus fern loves the rain and humid days. And a tiny humming bird, hovers like a helicopter, over the impatient flowers which looks like a big red ball now. Our lawn is so pretty and green. Barry has been having a chance every week to mow the grass with his new riding mower.
Our crepe myrtle bush is about to burst into blooms and it is a memorial to my mother who died five years ago. My late husband Ralph's brother, Ray and his wife, Joyce, gave me a check to buy a plant for the yard that would be in memory of Mother.
This week, I was reminded of another summer long ago in our northwest Georgia mountains. Ralph and I, and our three-year old son, Barry, moved to the small town of Chatsworth, GA and it was so small that everybody knew each other by name. (Now when I go to the grocery store, I don't see anyone I know.)
That year, the spring and summer through July was unusually wet and cool. I remember going to a picnic and wearing shorts and nearly freezing before we got home.
But, in August, everything changed. That month is normally very hot and that year I think it broke records. We lived in a small house and didn't eve own a fan. And, at that time, few people had air conditioned homes. One night it was so hot inside the house that we couldn't sleep. Finally, Ralph said he couldn't stand it any longer. He got up and went to the phone in the little hall and called the owner of the only furniture store in town and asked the man to meet him at the store as he wanted to buy a floor fan. A short time later, Ralph, placed the floor fan in the hall where the air could reach both bedrooms and when that breeze hit us, we all felt wonderful and were able to go to sleep.
The weather this week is very hot and humid so the rest of the summer may be hot and dry. Still, showers are forecast for this coming week so only our Maker knows how the weather will be in the future.
See you next time.
By OLIVENE GODFREY
The month of July is usually so dry and hot here that the green grass and foliage turn a brownish hue. But, this year, after all the rains we have had and continue to have most every day now, everything is so fresh and lush and green.
Our patio plants are all thriving, too, including son Barry's large tomato plant. The large asparagus fern loves the rain and humid days. And a tiny humming bird, hovers like a helicopter, over the impatient flowers which looks like a big red ball now. Our lawn is so pretty and green. Barry has been having a chance every week to mow the grass with his new riding mower.
Our crepe myrtle bush is about to burst into blooms and it is a memorial to my mother who died five years ago. My late husband Ralph's brother, Ray and his wife, Joyce, gave me a check to buy a plant for the yard that would be in memory of Mother.
This week, I was reminded of another summer long ago in our northwest Georgia mountains. Ralph and I, and our three-year old son, Barry, moved to the small town of Chatsworth, GA and it was so small that everybody knew each other by name. (Now when I go to the grocery store, I don't see anyone I know.)
That year, the spring and summer through July was unusually wet and cool. I remember going to a picnic and wearing shorts and nearly freezing before we got home.
But, in August, everything changed. That month is normally very hot and that year I think it broke records. We lived in a small house and didn't eve own a fan. And, at that time, few people had air conditioned homes. One night it was so hot inside the house that we couldn't sleep. Finally, Ralph said he couldn't stand it any longer. He got up and went to the phone in the little hall and called the owner of the only furniture store in town and asked the man to meet him at the store as he wanted to buy a floor fan. A short time later, Ralph, placed the floor fan in the hall where the air could reach both bedrooms and when that breeze hit us, we all felt wonderful and were able to go to sleep.
The weather this week is very hot and humid so the rest of the summer may be hot and dry. Still, showers are forecast for this coming week so only our Maker knows how the weather will be in the future.
See you next time.
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