Weird Wacky Weather

Sigh! I really don't understand what is happening with our weather this summer or should I say fall. Ever since last winter we have had the most unusual weather. It was a very long and enduring winter to say the least. A very late and cool spring and now a very cool and wet summer. I am totally amazed it is nearing the end of July already. When we lived in Fort McMurray and since we have lived here in Elliot Lake I have viewed the month of August as a signal that summer is nearing it's end. The mornings are cooler, especially towards the end of August, and the leaves have the beginnings of that familiar yellowish tinge to them. Most days this summer have reminded me more of a nice autumn day. The air seems to have a smell and feel about it... pleasantly warm but not hot and sultry like summer days should be. I have missed enjoying the hot summer I am used to and hope our fall is long and mild. I am not sure if I could take another never ending snowy winter again so soon.

I have borrowed the photo above from the Elliot Lake online site (link: http://www.elliotlake.com/spotlite/2009/072609.htm) where contributors display their photos weekly of areas around town and outside of town of nature in it's splendor. This is a male hummingbird... an amazing photo. I love hummingbirds and have noticed many around our yard... they look like large bees flying here and there around the honeysuckle and clematis bushes.