We finally hit the triple digit temperatures here in central Oklahoma for the first time this year. For one day. Now, more rain is coming through and the temperature has dropped to the eighties. Last year, it was hotter and drier. I have been feeling good this week but had a lupus flare on ThursdayContinue reading “Goatweed Leafwing”
Tag Archives: gardening
Paper Wasp
It has been a very hot week here in central Oklahoma. It hasn’t rained at all this week and the UV has been high. I usually check the UV when I go out because high UV can make my lupus flare up. I have been watering my balcony garden daily but it is still lookingContinue reading “Paper Wasp”
Brown Thrasher
It is getting hot here in central Oklahoma this week. We had a little more rain this week but next week looks sunny and hotter. We still have many mosquitoes around my apartment. I still haven’t been to the farm and it looks like I won’t go again until the beginning of August. My boyfriendContinue reading “Brown Thrasher”
Sachem
Another hot and humid week here in central Oklahoma. I visited my family for my niece’s birthday party in Texas last Saturday. I didn’t expect it to rain the entire drive there and back. This made the traffic light and the UV low which was good. The crape myrtles and mimosa trees were in bloomContinue reading “Sachem”
Praying Mantis
It has been raining again this week in here in central Oklahoma. This year has been especially rainy. The rain is good for my garden as it would usually be much hotter and drier by now. The mosquitoes continue to invade my apartment. I haven’t been to the farm this week because it was aContinue reading “Praying Mantis”
Nicotiana
I am finally starting to feel better and recover from last week. It has continued to be a bit cooler and rainier than usual this week in central Oklahoma. I have not been to the farm this week because of working a lot and recovering from being sick. My boyfriend did go there to feedContinue reading “Nicotiana”
Pearl Crescent
I am a bit late on my blog this week because I was pretty sick. I have lupus and this week I had a severe flare due to mosquito bites. The mosquito population has been out of control this year due to all of the rain. I have a severe rash and my eyes swelledContinue reading “Pearl Crescent”
Baby grasshoppers
Last weekend, I went to the farm to work on Saturday. It had rained Friday night and early Saturday morning but was clear by the time we arrived at the farm. However, it was really humid and that made it feel hotter than it was. I was able to get a lot of things plantedContinue reading “Baby grasshoppers”
More rain ☔
It was another rainy week here in central Oklahoma. There’s more rain in the forecast for the next two weeks as well. It is June now and usually it would be much warmer by now than it is. Due to all of the rain, it has stayed cool. We had a big storm with hailContinue reading “More rain ☔”
Mourning Cloak
We have had more storms here in central Oklahoma this past week. It has been such a rainy spring here. I had expected it to feel like summer this week but due to the rain it has been quite cool. Some of my plants have enjoyed all the rain while others are less than pleasedContinue reading “Mourning Cloak”
Lisa Ledbetter 