Happy summer!
I hope y’all are having a good summer! Here at Flygirl Acres we’ve been working hard to keep the vineyard and the orchard alive in drought conditions, feeling fortunate that we have water rights to an NID irrigation canal. The deer are also very grateful that we keep the vines alive, as they’re waiting for the grapes to hit that perfect sugar level, when they’ll delicately with their little deer lips pluck off all the grapes they can reach. We declared war on the squirrels this year for the first time so it looks like we might have an almond harvest. And pecans. Last year they ate every last one. If they’d only shared and left us a few, sure, we’d have coexisted. Life in the country, as they say…
It’s been way too hot here. People always say, “But it’s a dry heat.” Well, so’s your oven. I suppose it’s better than a Papua-New-Guinea-esque level of humidity so I’lll take it, but this girl will be glad to see the cooler temps that come with fall.
Here are a few pics from the past couple of weeks. Enjoy!
Almonds ripening:
Rare summertime clouds in our valley–we even got a few sprinkles of rain:
On layover in Waikiki! View of Diamond Head:
The Shorebird. Awesome place to sip Myers dark rum and fresh pineapple juice:
More Waikiki:
Me posing by my big bird at Honolulu international. Excuse the teeth, I’m wearing my new Invisalign braces:
The palace in Tokyo:
The reason why so many Japanese women don’t have sun damaged skin:
Love the contrast of the palace buildings and the modern city buildings:
Algae in the moat:
So many grapes in the vineyard this year!:
Peaceful summer eve in Seoul, South Korea:
Summer sunset in Seoul:
Jumbo selfie!:
And so a nap truce is called…:
Breakfast udon in Tokyo:
Until next time, fly high!
