We are in a severe drought. It's never been this bad in my lifetime. Water restrictions have been extended. Usually our brown grass is going back to green by now, but not this year. We still have forest fires! It's the middle of October and we are at "5", the highest level of drought! Here is our accumulative rainfall:
On the bright side, the weather has been amazing! It's pumpkin patch time. I loved taking Lexie to the pumpkin patch. We would "hope" for a decent day, wear rain gear and always wear boots as the fields were pretty mucky. This year my friend went in shorts and flip flops! Our tomatoes have never been better. They are still abundant. If you live close, drop by and help yourself. We can't eat them all.
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| All these communities are in and around Vancouver. I live very close to White Rock |
Those temperatures were Saturday, yesterday was warmer! We use to call this Indian Summer but I'm sure now that's offensive and I wouldn't want to offend anyone.
One theory speculates that this period of hot autumnal weather was originally communicated to settlers by Native Americans, while another bases it on conditions when Native Americans hunted. More sinister is the theory that Indian summer somehow means "false summer" like the slur "Indian giver." There is even an international theory that places its origins in the Indian Ocean with cargo ships.
So, given the mystery of its history, do people actually find the term offensive? It depends on who you ask.
