The Superior Express -

Summer came early! What happened to spring? It somehow was blown away by the strong hot Kansas south winds. With the hot winds went my beautiful flower blooms. Since hardly any rain has arrived in our area, the rock roads are blowing. Dust is everywhere. The fields’ top soil needs relief soon.

The patio furniture is rearranged every day as the wind continues to blow. Every morning our large grass is found rolled over in front of the patio door. The birds must have decided not to buck the winds and will not return to the bird feeders as they once anxiously did.

The new leaves on the trees are getting a work out as the wind blows them in every direction.

It’s not a good time to hang clothes on the clotheslines. the clothes may end up in another county. The flowers in containers and the container vegetable garden calls for a good watering every morning. Soon I will have to decide if the lawn should be watered; but it’s only the second week in June.

Temperatures stayed in the 90s for several days. If it’s in the 90s in June, what temperature will it be come July and August?

The hot winds are causing the green wheat fields to show a ripening yellow. It’s hard to believe the wheat harvest will be here soon.

A cooldown is predicted this week along with the promise of rain. Maybe with the cooldown, the strong winds will subside.

The weather is always a farmer’s dilemma during the spring and summer months; either it rains too much or it doesn’t rain enough.