My Tiny Corner of the World

Out early this morning for a full half-mile walk with Little Miss Molly. She had a ball. I really believe she keeps a time-clock on me because recently, with the heat, we have not gone the full distance. Even though the "cool" front never made it to My Tiny Corner, it felt relatively comfortable. There was a feel in the air that was not as oppressive. Maybe it was the rain-cooled air from our 1.51 inches of rain yesterday afternoon. Maybe there is an unknown ingredient in the air besides temperature and dew point that we weather humans haven't discovered yet.

Our walk was fairly uneventual but just as Molly had paused to do her "major business" a low-flying bird came by and Molly took off like the NASA Shuttle. She paused later and finished her business, then I had to backtrack 25 yards and scoop the first.

The Mimosa blossoms are finally beginning to fade along the walking track. They were unusually pretty this year. When my wife's folks from Layton, Utah visited us recently, they wondered if they took a Mimosa sprig home and planted it in the Salt lake Valley, would it grow? They had never seen it. I also suggested a tiny sprig of Kudzu but they immediately declined.

If you are reading this from way up in the NW corner of Alabama, could you tell it was more comfortable this morning? The dew point should have been about 65 as compared to low 70s further south. Places like Waterloo, Wright, Gravelly Springs, Riverton, Murphy's Crossroads and Cherokee. (Yes, the town of Cherokee is in Colbert County, not Cherokee County on the opposite side of the state.) One of these days, I must take that long winding drive (County Road 1) up the east side of Pickwick Lake from Margerum to Riverton. Has to be a beautiful drive. And, I have never been to Waterloo--very high on my wish list.

NOTE: Please scan down to see Brian's morning discussion and an earlier story on summer being 2/3 gone. Always remember that the last story posted on this blog is on top but there are many other stories lower down that are still current. Have had a lot of emails wanting a weekend story about Molly. Some say they need a "Molly fix" seven days a week. I am always afraid that I am "overdoing" the Molly material. Actually, there is a category on this blog called "Miss Molly" It is on the right-side menu. James provided it when he established the blog and I appreciate it. We have now received over 2,500 emails about Molly since beginning "My Tiny Corner" Only one email has been negative although I did get two complaints because I murdered a "pot-gutted" spider with my little blue scoop along the track. Life goes on...