August

We got our rings today, and they are the way we wanted them. Now we only have to get used to wearing them, and get used to the fact that clenching the other's hand too tightly might be a bad idea. Heh.

Dry season showed up eventually; the fields are ripening, and the generic grassy areas are turning brown from lack of rain. At least it took till the end of July this year. I don't like seeing this much brown vegetation.

There is a diner near the bus plaza that we'd often notice as we waited for our bus home in the evening. We would see signs of recent activity, but we never saw a person inside it. Today, we went home early, and finally saw it how it is during opening hours (which aren't listed on the door). It was bustling with activity, and smelled quite nice. Unfortunately, we didn't have time to check it out.

Holy mama

That is a direct quote of what I said when I just looked out the window.

Two hours ago, I noticed it was getting hazy/cloudy. 10 minutes ago, sweetie said the wind was picking up, looked out the west window and said he saw a storm brewing. Based on where the heavier clouds were earlier, I looked out the east window.
Dust and milkweed seeds and leaves were whipping down the street, and the entire area is flooded by a dusty fog.
In other words, it appears I am getting my wish of seeing what it is like around here when there is a large fire in the vicinity (which would be Davenport, to the southwest).
There is also a severe thunderstorm alert for the southwest state, and the light just flashed.

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We decided to go to the store and buy provisions for our Seattle trip in this dust storm. Grit in mouth, grit in nostrils, grit in eyes, on glasses, on skin. And not a speck of humidity in it all. Winds are over 30mph in gusts, it's very hazy, and temperatures have dropped 20F from earlier this afternoon.
We checked the news when we got back and apparently this isn't linked to the fire they reported earlier; this is a huge dust/windstorm that's hitting here and north Idaho, and has broken trees and powerlines in places. Weather Underground seems to claim these dust storms are being caused by strong windgusts ahead of a bunch of thunderstorms moving in from Oregon.

In other news, new neighbors downstairs have just shown they, too, own an extensive music playing system.

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