Finally a break in the weather

This weekend was gift

Some worry about thunder and lightning. It was wonderful to see it come and change the weather pattern here.

There are always those that don't like it. Our farmers with the raisins on the ground are not too happy about rain this time of the year. The almonds are still being brushed up off the ground and the farmers are concerned with the mold that may develop.

It made for great weather to be outside. It thundered and carried on all weekend. Monday was too rainy in the morning to walk. Today it was just right.

The last of the pluots are still on the tree. They are the Queens. They stay on the tree ripe from the middle of August until now. When they are picked now, they are still very crisp. The queen pluot is a cross that includes the green gage plum. They are great when they are green and they are great when they are yellow. As with all of the pluots here this year the crop was significantly smaller. The nectarine crop was much smaller too.

Its been a pretty hot return to school this year. We are on our 6th week already. Deficiency notices have already been prepared. The RSP teachers are digging into their caseloads and trying to help the kids who thought that they were doing great without a lot of support. Its always a big surprise to them that teachers follow up on them and will make sure that everything is in place to get them to pass.