Summer
GOING NATURE’S WAY By Kate Crowley For all the Minnesotans
who barely made it through this past winter and long, chilly so called spring,
the month of July may very well be what you’ve been waiting so long for. Both heat (and humidity), historically, reach
their peak in this month. It is not
unusual to reach the high 90s and even 100 if you factor in the dew point (heat
index). Personally, this is NOT my kind
of weather, but I will try not to be a scrooge and deny others their joy at
being able to sweat profusely and apply sunblock over all their exposed
skin. For me, the joy of July
comes from the abundance of life all around us (except for the flies and
mosquitoes). If ever there were a summer where the world looks lush, this is
it. One of the flowers that is in bloom
right now, in great profusion along roadsides of the North Country, is the
lupine. I admit I have Lupine jealousy.
In the hill country of Texas they brag about their bluebonnets, but they cannot
hold a candle to th…