tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post5700524717484468346..comments2023-11-12T11:31:23.535-05:00Comments on My Five Men: Indian SummerBetsy Brockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-1380304414927943962015-10-12T17:05:59.643-04:002015-10-12T17:05:59.643-04:00I'm glad that you haven't had the cold wea...I'm glad that you haven't had the cold weather yet, I know it can come early some years. On the flip side, we are supposed to be 100 this week but then I think that is the last hurrah of summer for us :) Janine in AZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-19199584959660574762015-10-09T22:12:33.903-04:002015-10-09T22:12:33.903-04:00I knew it was old, but didn't realize it was 1...I knew it was old, but didn't realize it was 1907!Anita Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581280313136512145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-69518898933760115592015-10-09T17:30:33.108-04:002015-10-09T17:30:33.108-04:00Interesting history...thanks. And you are right.....Interesting history...thanks. And you are right...it's here and it's so lovely, I think the best one yet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14936347065663772216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-79761226593623196012015-10-09T17:25:05.787-04:002015-10-09T17:25:05.787-04:00Thought we'd had our last BLT of the year awhi...Thought we'd had our last BLT of the year awhile back. But, my husband found a handful of small ripe tomatoes in the garden this morning, so we get another chance!joekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-68486863284990010802015-10-09T14:42:03.477-04:002015-10-09T14:42:03.477-04:00It's going to be about time to put the garden ...It's going to be about time to put the garden to bed for the winter, isn't it? I'm holding out...I have my first green peppers about to be picked. haha...what a weird garden I've had this year!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-85012692311510100842015-10-09T14:35:20.641-04:002015-10-09T14:35:20.641-04:00"Indian Summer" way down South is the sa..."Indian Summer" way down South is the same as yours.... except hotter! and muggier! Not quiet as bad as the August heat and humidity, but some days it feels really close! And of course, we have to shut the house up tight again, and turn the A/C's back on for another week... until the next cold front comes blasting through from up your way, and puts that Fall chill back in the air.... think we have one coming in here tonight as a matter of fact!Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362791721052076891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-83202791851598722392015-10-09T14:25:30.193-04:002015-10-09T14:25:30.193-04:00yeah, I'm always hesitant to get too excited u...yeah, I'm always hesitant to get too excited until it's cold to stay! Our leaves have just started turning so fall seems like it's just about to begin, actually!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-62818004605375023222015-10-09T14:14:14.242-04:002015-10-09T14:14:14.242-04:00I didn't know the story, but I have always wai...I didn't know the story, but I have always waited for this last little heat wave to pass before I really start to enjoy fall. I hear it's leaving next week- whoo hoo! Coloring Outside the Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289093479063221765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-53510863997138230612015-10-09T08:02:19.527-04:002015-10-09T08:02:19.527-04:00As long as you have the sunshine with the cold, ri...As long as you have the sunshine with the cold, right? haha.Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-45117721302358060912015-10-09T08:01:30.897-04:002015-10-09T08:01:30.897-04:00It sure is pleasant....not humid and sticky like s...It sure is pleasant....not humid and sticky like summer....just very nice!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-64301029524448342492015-10-09T08:00:04.863-04:002015-10-09T08:00:04.863-04:00Yep...I hadn't heard it either...but actually ...Yep...I hadn't heard it either...but actually hadn't really even wondered about the name. Very interesting.<br />Hope you're doing ok!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-53432834564728860602015-10-09T02:58:22.439-04:002015-10-09T02:58:22.439-04:00Hi Betsy - it's a lovely description and one w...Hi Betsy - it's a lovely description and one we use here for warmer weather in cooler times! The weather has been glorious, but after some wet, we're now into a few days of bright chill ... leading to colder! Lovely photo .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-84201001764110642262015-10-08T20:52:16.700-04:002015-10-08T20:52:16.700-04:00We're having similar weather here. I moved al...We're having similar weather here. I moved all the short sleeved shirts to the back of my closet; this week I'm pulling them out one by one.Kathy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593849691667606991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-34889430896016512062015-10-08T20:28:09.363-04:002015-10-08T20:28:09.363-04:00Well, then maybe it isn't so. As long as it...Well, then maybe it isn't so. As long as it's October and feeling like summertime, I'll take it as Indian Summer.<br />:0)Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293816902877287168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-22493607941119992482015-10-08T19:48:46.472-04:002015-10-08T19:48:46.472-04:00Love your picture.... Very interesting story about...Love your picture.... Very interesting story about Indian Summer. It's one of those stories that when you hear it you say, "Ah Ha", because it makes perfect sense. <br /><br />Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569684144657934330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-43299759225946207102015-10-08T19:41:58.280-04:002015-10-08T19:41:58.280-04:00It has been wonderful....so many reasons to love f...It has been wonderful....so many reasons to love fall!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-53009512246682883012015-10-08T19:41:03.578-04:002015-10-08T19:41:03.578-04:00Interesting...I looked on three sites and didn'...Interesting...I looked on three sites and didn't see that in any definitions...Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-46483915726211218742015-10-08T19:40:23.122-04:002015-10-08T19:40:23.122-04:00I'm enjoying, it too! Lovely!I'm enjoying, it too! Lovely!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-46836232983416889932015-10-08T19:36:57.435-04:002015-10-08T19:36:57.435-04:00Interesting story as I did not know the origins of...Interesting story as I did not know the origins of the term! Our weather, just south of you, is much the same. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-70985491131688894062015-10-08T19:25:11.364-04:002015-10-08T19:25:11.364-04:00My friend and I were just talking about Indian Sum...My friend and I were just talking about Indian Summer today. She said we have to have a "killing frost" before we can technically call it an Indian Summer. Who knew? Either way the weather is gorgeous!<br />:0)Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293816902877287168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-28302353825466152712015-10-08T19:01:49.091-04:002015-10-08T19:01:49.091-04:00I love Indian Summer and I hoe it lasts a while!I love Indian Summer and I hoe it lasts a while!Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-40824911569610001982015-10-08T18:31:55.076-04:002015-10-08T18:31:55.076-04:00Yep,...afternoons come and I shed half my clothes!...Yep,...afternoons come and I shed half my clothes! haha.... Let me guess...you were up on that ladder?Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-33289197160982643932015-10-08T18:31:12.580-04:002015-10-08T18:31:12.580-04:00I just looked it up....was printed in the Chicago ...I just looked it up....was printed in the Chicago Tribune clear back to 1907! Amazing....and it is cute. I'm tired of all the PC stuff anyway....I'm part American Indian and I love it. haha....Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-91629369884487768942015-10-08T18:28:12.044-04:002015-10-08T18:28:12.044-04:00Yes it is a wonderful day today. I worked outside...Yes it is a wonderful day today. I worked outside in the morning and it was nice to be out there. I go from shorts to jeans continually too. It is hard to know. L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-16067572183125469902015-10-08T18:28:07.769-04:002015-10-08T18:28:07.769-04:00I love these fall days. I have a print called Inju...I love these fall days. I have a print called Injun Summer, used to be printed every fall in the Chicago Tribune....a little boy and his grandfather turning haystacks into tepees. I know it isn't politically correct. I try to look past it and picture the beautiful land the native Americans must have seen here in the fall.Anita Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581280313136512145noreply@blogger.com