Osprey
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Location: Baja Ca. Sur
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Summer in the Southland
Summer is a comin’
Down south here (just touching the Tropic of Cancer line) this year we didn’t have a winter. The cold Pacific stayed on the other side of the
peninsula, we stayed balmy. Be that as it may, it looks like we will have a summer. The temp at the beach is 83º, the same as the gauge on my patio.
Time to get ready, summerize.
This morning I’ll clean up all our floor fans, apply some appropriate lubricant which should invite copious amounts of dirt, grime and dust to
accumulate around the fan shaft-- slow, stop or impede proper operation.
I’ve already used my shop vac to clean the fountain sump for the first time this summer. Have to establish a routine now that my dog Tino has begun
to use the fountain to cool off after his runs around the neighborhood chasing every dog, cat, car, quad that might come within his very large
territory.
Poured 1 ½ cups of good Mexican bleach into the pila to keep it fresh while I let the pressure pump rest for that tiny part of the summer I might
actually receive city water – can save up to $25 a month on my power bill.
Refilled (and mark the calendar) all the car batteries with water. Changed the oil on the cars and boats.
Cleaned all outdoor speaker wires so my satellite music will come through clean and clear so I can spend more and more time on the patios, less at the
computer.
Asked Maleno, my gardener, to trim any bush/tree/plant blocking my view of the ocean from my seaside patio lounge chair (more building in the next few
months, years will be taking the view away forever).
Washed all the brown/green/puce recluse and Black Widow spiders off the patio furniture just to make em mad.
Put all my dark T shirts away, arranged the white ones in order of “rags, almost rags, could be a rag, still has fabric integrity in the back, looks
like new to me, almost new, party wear”.
Time for an iced tea break. Whew! I’m bushed already and it’s not even June.
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vandenberg
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Registered: 6-21-2005
Location: Nopolo
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We have a Lhasa Apso that we kind of use as a heat indicator. Take him to the beach almost daily. In the winter ,November, December and January, he
tipitoes in the water onto his ankles . February he gets in once for a few seconds. March twice and now about 3 times during the 45 minute walk. In a
few more weeks he'll be in and out so often that I would have to take my shoes off to keep count. That's the time that his "cool bed" comes out. A
styrofoam homemade bed ,that holds 3 blue ice packs, that pretty much last the day and on which " his majesty" keeps court for most of the day. Same
ice packs go on the golfcart and it's fun to watch people's expression when they see the dog, with all that hair, in the summer heat , without
panting.
Osprey, we lost a lot of our ocean view, thanks to Loreto Bay. But we still have the golfcourse,mountain view, which we prefer since it's on the
shaded patio side.
Progress here is taking it's toll 
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bajajudy
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Location: San Jose del Cabo,BCS
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Yep, about 4 days ago summer arrived. Been over 90 everyday since then. Still pretty nice at night which is good as my mother in law is here and in
my bedroom. My husband and I sleep upstairs on our open air second floor while she is here.
Cleaned the fans yesterday so we could use them last night.
Time to get the box with the swimsuits and white tees down. I am with you on the color of my tees. I would not even consider a black tee shirt after
May 31. As a matter of fact if I werent going to NYC I would put away all my black clothes but one must have black to wear in the big apple. We are
going for the Book Expo where we hope to find all kinds of new titles to add to our inventory.
It is also time to call the ac people to do a spring clean on our mini-splits. We do this every year in hopes that they run more efficiently and
thereby save us the cost of the service.
Also looking longingly at the roll of shade cloth that we purchased and trying to figure out how to get the whole house under it.................I
wish!
pacside, if you are on the pacside, it will probably be warm but not unbearably hot.
We sometimes have another cool spell before the onslaught of summer. Sometimes...............
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bajalera
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Registered: 10-15-2003
Location: Santa Maria CA
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Nicely said, Osprey. Summer has indeed arrived--we can stop telling each other it's really a bit too chilly and start b-tchin' fulltime about the
heat.
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
Mark Twain
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CaboRon
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Location: The Valley of the Moon
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What a great picture of you in your beach chair. What a great view. !!!
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woody with a view
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Registered: 11-8-2004
Location: Looking at the Coronado Islands
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just living the dream!
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