Don't worry warmer air very soon! appears nice for the 4th.

Weathermap for Wednesday Thursday and Friday and Saturday.

Weather will start of stuck under at low pressure system, with low clouds and very cool temps. Like we have had the past few days. Expect highs only in the low 60s Wednesday, With some possible clearing later in the day. Thursday, We will finally clear out which will allow for some Much warmer temps. We should see Sunny skies as a dry air mass moves in. Expect highs to rise back into the 70s. Friday Dry weather will continue into the 4th of July, With highs in the 70s still will also be sunny, But with such a dry air mass Lows may be a bit cool. Detailed forecast below

Wednesday Cool, Cloudy, Highs only in the upper 50s to low 60s. Some clearing possible in the afternoon, If we can get in to some Sun earlier we would be a bit warmer. Wednesday Night, Cool, partly cloudy Lows in the lower 50s.

Thursday, Sunny, Warmer! Highs in the in the mid 70s. Thursday Night Partly Cloud lows in the 50s.

Friday, Sunny, Highs in the mid 70s. Upper 70s possible. Friday Night Partly Cloudy lows in the 50s.

Saturday, Independence Day I expect Partly Cloudy Skies with highs in the mid 70s, At this time I don't think there will be any rain so we should be looking at a nice day for the 4Th Saturday Evening It will also be partly cloudy, lows near 60s, So all in all For now, A good day forecasted for Independence day!

Have a happy Independence day! Many communities will have firework displays, A few I know of are Amery, Balsam Lake and Rice Lake!

Looking Ahead after the 4th It look Dry, with warmer temps approaching 80.F.

Strong Gust Front for parts of the area.

Storm as it started approaching.


Today was a fairly active day across the area. There was 3 waves of storms that moved though, The day started off humid. the First wave of storms was a line of showers and embedded thunderstorms These storms produced some very frequent lightning which moved though early this morning. These storms moved northeast though parts of Polk, Barron, St Croix and Dunn counties. Then later in the afternoon another small line of storms moved though These had some heavy rain and some breezy winds. These storms were actually along a cold front which took the humid conditions away.




Storm front June 27th

Then in the evening, another line of storms moved in from Minnesota This was actually a strong gust front which formed off a low pressure system. This storm surprised many people who were not expecting more storms. These storms moved quickly southeast at 55MPH, Which helped produce some gusty winds. This storm was actually the biggest storm of the day at many areas, this gust front Caused Very windy conditions across Polk, Southern Burnett Northern St Croix Southern Barron and Dunn counties. 30+MPH winds were reported in Siren, Frederic, Osceola and Balsam Lake.
Storm video I took from outside the house.

At my house, It was totally calm before the storm hit, Even completely sunny. then Clouds quickly covered the sun, Then the front moved in The storm front on this storm was actually pretty define, It came with a quick burst of strong winds. then heavy rain, The trees were moving pretty good, It also blew our lawn chairs over. My wind anemometer reported a wind gust of 39MPH, but it may have definitely been a little higher, my anemometer is behind a bit of trees. so an active surprising day across the area.

Warm Friday, Then cooler condtions.

Weathermap for Friday Saturday and Sunday.

Friday, We will start off with some Very warm conditions and Sunshine. ahead of a weather system. I'm going with upper 80s. But it we get more of the warm air mass, I would not be surprised to see a possible 90.F temp With Sunny skies. Saturday, A weather system and cold front will begin to pull in. Because we have a warm and slightly moist air mass ahead of it, I will have to say, The chance for Strong to Severe storms IS there Saturday. At this time the models show a large area of rain/thunderstorms moving in. If the weather holds to the forecast models, Some areas may see some heavy rain. Just remember The chance is there for some Strong to severe storms Saturday. Sunday, The cold front will have moved passed. And it will give us cooler breezy conditions, and Sunshine. Detailed forecast below.

Friday, Very Warm, Sunny Highs in the upper 80s. a couple 90s possible. Friday Night, Cloudy, Maybe an Isolated storm. lows in the 60s.

Saturday, It appears things will turn out a bit different. Then I first though. It looks like Scattard Thunderstorms will move in early in the day, and then though out the day Saturday, Some storms could be strong. Some storms may also produce heavy rain. Saturday Night Cloudy Maybe some. lingering showers lows in the 60s.

Sunday, Cooler, Sunny breezy, Highs in the mid to upper 70s. Sunday Night Cooler, Partly Cloud lows in the 50s.

Looking ahead We stay dry for the starting of the week With a slow warming trend Then midweek chances for Showers or Storms come again. We might be getting Warm again late next week it's too early for me to tell.

Have a good Weekend. Remember we have Clear Lake Days going on in Clear Lakes this weekend!

Very Strong storms this morning Shelf Cloud photos.

A shelf cloud which passed just south of my house.

Well Typical June weather, Un predictable! Early This morning, Storms Developed over Central MN, and moved east, Then a second area of storms developed over the Twin Cities. This sent two waves of Strong storms across the South half of the area, The first one Went though St Croix and Dunn counties The radar hail indicator icons kept bouncing between 0.75 inch and 1.00 inch hail. There were no reports of severe hail, But I would believe at least some hail definitely would have fell somewhere. Also this storm brought lots of lightning and very heavy rain to places like Glenwood City and Menomonie. Gusty winds may have also been seen. This storm had no reports of damage.



Information about the storm which produced a Shelf cloud near me: As the first storm was passing though Dunn county I watched a very small embedded bowing storm develop near Osceola, it got the strongest Just south of Amery. By looking at the radar this storm was not producing rain like a strong storm typically does. this storm to appear weaker. I was surprised at what happened next. I watched a fairly large and very fast moving Shelf cloud pass me Just to the south. like maybe two blocks south. I thought it was pretty neat to watch, mostly because I was not expected a shelf cloud. It did get windy here as this cloud passed. But the worst winds would have been just to my south. It would have gone right over Clear Lake, so I believe that area would have gotten some strong winds. There was no reports of damage. But they were definitely strong storms, and it did make for some cool-looking clouds!

Hot temperature report! and interesting note!

Another sunset June 23rd.

With all the high moisture in the air, it really shows the red colors of the sunset.
Here is a chart with temps from highest to lowest.

Hot temperatures reported June 22-23 The hottest of 2009, so far! Tuesday is the day with highest temps. Tuesday, Everyone reported high temperatures in the 90s. From north to south. The main temperatures found were in the low 90s, but some spots made it to the mid 90s! The highest temp came from places in the West. Grantsburg and Baldwin reached the highest this time. With high dew points some heat indexes were near 100!

An interesting note!!! I looked back into my records to Compare last year to this year. Last year 2008 We did not reach the 90s until July 6Th. I also looked at noticed that My station only reported temperatures above 90.F twice last year! But part I found most interesting is the highest temperature I report in 2008 was 91.F Today June 23rd I reached 92.F We are already hotter then last year and Summer just started!

Slight Risk Tuesday

Image from SPC

The SPC has issued a slight risk of Severe Weather for much of the upper Midwest, Including the entire 6 county area. Thunderstorms may break out in Minnesota in the afternoon, and then move East towards the area. If thunderstorms Break out, They will likely be strong to Severe with Very Heavy Rain, Large Hail, Damaging winds. There also appears to me a tornado threat. This is something people should be aware of as we go though Tuesday.

We are Expected Hot weather across the area tomorrow be sure to check out my forcast at This Post For this hot weather event I will have temperature update above my live cam.

Just some nice photos!

Here is a photo of a Butterfly at the Joan & Mr Norm Murray's residence on the North side of Clayton when I went over there this afternoon. The butterfly didn't even move when I took this picture.




I took this photo of the Sunset here at my house, I thought it was such a good photo I thought I would share it. The intense colors are caused by the huge amount of moisture in the air.

Post About Peonies

Peonies in my garden June 22nd

Peonies are one of the best smelling flowers of the Summer season here in Western Wisconsin. They always bloom right around the first day of Calender summer. If you plant one, it may take a year or two for it to start blooming but it's worth it. They really take care of themselves. You often see Peonies planted in yards, especially older homesteads. Peonies Makes the list of flowers I would recommend for the Western Wisconsin Gardener.

Here is a old Fashioned peony These have been in our yard for over 20 years.
Dark red colored peony

Here is a photo of yesterdays Very heavy rain! We got 1.38" of rain here at Clayton,WI yesterday! We got heavy rain showers during the day, then, Thunderstorms moved in late last evening.

Forecast Below!

Hot&Stormy Weather.

Weathermap for Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday.

Let me start off by saying, It will Be Hot and Muggy the next few days, Like the June weather I always remembered. Some place could top 90 degrees! Another important thing to talk about is the chance of Severe Storms Tuesday, With the Muggy Hot Conditions we could be looking at some Severe Thunderstorms across they area. But if the cap does not break we wont see anything, but if it does, Expect the possible, good chance for severe weather across the 6 county area. This needs to be watched closely. Wednesday, We will continue the chance for Thunderstorms It appears there isn't any chance for severe storms Wednesday. Thursday It's right back to hot weather, with sunny skies. Detailed forecast below.

Tuesday, Hot, Muggy! A chance of Thunderstorms, Some could be severe. Highs in the upper 80s, some places could hit 90 or higher. Tuesday Night, Mild a chance of thunderstorms, Some could be severe, lows in the mid to upper 60s

Wednesday, A bit cooler A chance of Thunderstorms, Highs in the low to mid 80s. Wednesday Night partly cloudy to clear, lows in the low 60s.

Thursday Sunny and Hot! highs in the upper 80s, some places could top 90 or higher.
Thursday Night, Partly Cloudy, lows in the 60s.

Looking Ahead We will continue to be hot into Fri, Then a cold front moves though, With a chance of thunderstorms. This needs to be watched for the chance of severe weather. Highs will cool into the low 80s after this front passes.

small risk of severe weather today.

Image from SPC

There is a small risk for Severe Weather across the southern part of the 6 county area, A few thunderstorms will form in MN later today, A few could form this way, Which is why they have issued a slight risk. This isn't a huge risk, but just know the chance is there. The main threats would include Hail, strong winds, and even the chance for tornado's.

Happy 100 years Clayton!

Photos of the Community

This post is dedicated to my hometown, Clayton,Wisconsin.

Your looking at a photo of downtown Clayton, on Prentice street, some of these buildings are over 100 years old! Today marks the celebration of Clayton being a village for 100 years! Now I would like to mention This is a celebration for the town being Incorporated as a community for 100 years,

Here is a bit of history.

The village was in Incorporated in October of 1909, but the town was here long before that. Clayton became a town because of a sawmill which was set up along lake Camellia, They actually floated logs all the way to Amery up a small creek, then down small river. The town Clayton was actually named after Clayton Rogers who was a the boss of the sawmill on Camellia lake. when the town was in the planning process Worthy Prentice mapped out the village, Because of this, The main street though town Prentice Ave, was named after him.

Downtown Clayton-Clayton Ave

you can clearly tell even today, where the train went though the village, west of the location in this photo, Some These buildings were likely built in the before 1890.

Parade/Celebration Photos
Here is a photo of the parade along Prentice Street. The parade was long this year, Before the parade starts. they line up along 80Th ave and then it goes though town. This year the line went so far back, it passed to Barron/Polk County line! They had most Main streets into town closed for this event! This is a sign the area business Wheels and Deals had specially put up on there parade float this year for the 100Th. I found this sign funny! This is a sign Bergmann's Greenhouse another big area business had up for the celebration.

We guess that over 1,000 people showed up for this event!

Here is a photo of all the cars, I have never seen Clayton this busy!

Thankyou for reading my post about the village of Clayton 100 year celebration. Don't forget to stop at the Tractor-Truck pull in town Saturday, and the Demo derby Sunday!

Please post comments below.

Clayton will have a small celebration for official signing of the town turning 100 year Oct.

Good Chance Severe Weather Chances Thursday

Image from SPC




The SPC had our area highlighted for Severe Thunderstorms today. Severe Thunderstorms are supposed to form in Minnesota and push towards Wisconsin in the late afternoon and Evening, Large Hail, Damaging winds, Tornado's Dangerous lightning and very heavy rain all the main threats. People should pay close attention to the weather today, The entire 6 county area is included in today's Severe Weather chance, This is the highest risk of severe weather we have had so far this season.

Weather for Centennial Cheese days. Severe Weather Chance Thursday!

weather map for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

I have quite a bit to talk about, We will have a strong low pressure system moving north Thursday, This system will pull in a warm and humid air mass. With these conditions we will have the set up, for the chance for some Strong to Severe Storms, in the afternoon/overnight for our area. So be aware that there is a chance for severe weather Thursday, Especially in the southern counties.

Friday, We will see scattered showers and Thunderstorms, as a font pulls though. and the low moves east I believe a couple of these may be strong. but the best chance for strong to severe storms will be Thursday, We could see some good rainfall totals of an inch or more between Thursday and Friday. Saturday, the system will be pulling away, and we will be left with clouds, with some clearing later in the day Saturday. Sunday, a high pressure will start to move in, pulling in some Very warm temperatures. So Sunday looks to be sunny and very warm. Detailed forecast below.

Clayton Centennial Cheese Days.

Thursday, Partly to mostly cloudy and Humid, A good chance of Thunderstorms in the afternoon, Some storms may become Severe. Highs in the upper 70s Thursday Night, A good chance of Thunderstorms in the evening, A few may be severe. Then a chance of showers overnight. lows in the low 60s.

Friday, Mostly Cloudy with Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, a few could be on the strong side, Highs in the upper 70s. Friday Night, Maybe some showers, with lows in the 60s.

Saturday, Partly Sunny to Cloudy at first, then some clearing though the day, Highs near 80. Saturday Night partly cloudy, lows in the 60s.

Sunday, Very Warm, Partly Cloudy, with highs approaching the mid 80s. Sunday Evening, partly cloudy, lows in the 60s.

Looking Ahead Sunday looks to be the start of a string of very warm days, The first part of the week we will be on a slow warming trend, Temperatures could be getting close to 90 by Tuesday or Wednesday. It also appears we will have some chances for Showers and Storms.

Here is a photo of a flowering spirea by our house, When I planted it I was not expecting this many flowers. I mainly planted it because it does so well.

Slight risk for parts of the area Wednesday

Image from the SPC

A slight risk of Severe Weather for the area, Severe storms have broke out in South eastern Minnesota, More could form later this evening and overnight, and push towards the area, The main threats are Large hail and damaging winds. and isolated tornado's is possible The best chance for severe storms will be in St Croix,Dunn, Southern Polk and Barron counties, but all areas have at least some of risk.

It appears tomorrow the area has a better chance for severe weather, more on this later.

100 year Clayton Cheese Days Celebration Starting Thursday the 18th

Picture of a sign along Highway 63 in Clayton.

The Clayton 100 years celebration is This Week! Many business's spent the week so far preparing for this event, Putting up flowers, and cutting grass. This post is to talk about a few things that are going on for this event.

This year during cheese days Clayton will celebrate 100 years since the community was Incorporated as a Village. And for this spacial event, They are extending the amount of days that Cheese days normally lasts. Instead of 3 days, It will go on for 4 days. Starting Thursday June 18Th and going on to Sunday June 21st.

There are many events planed so far,

a couple things for Thursday, that They have planned are a Mustache growing contest which is a new event, starting at 8PM and Oscar the mechanical bull, Which you actually get to ride, This event is at 7PM

Friday, They will start the Farmers Market, 3PM to 6PM They will also hold the Community wide garage sales. 9AM 4PM They will also hold a family night Friday Night where all evening events are free. Some events include Garden Tractor pulls and the annual Fire fighters dance.

Saturday, Is when they will have the Centennial opening Ceremony at 10AM with the Parade to follow, They will also hold an old fashioned plate drop, I've never heard of this before, and it's a new event, it will be held after the parade They are also have a Civil war encampment and Moon Lake Thresher mans display, Another event will be the Clayton All school Reunion. and the Truck pull at 7pm


Sunday, They will hold the demolition derby and a few more events!

Note this is not all the even being held this weekend, For a complete list, and locations where they will be held Go to the Village Of Clayton website.

So if anyone is around the area, Why not take a stop in Clayton this weekend! Forecast for Cheese days coming up soon!

Small chance of Severe weather this afternoon.

Image from the SPC

There is a small risk of Severe Thunderstorms This afternoon, Storms are forming near a cool front with the heat of the day. a few storms this afternoon could be strong or severe with large hail and strong wind gusts. The best chance for Severe weather this afternoon will be in the Siren, Spooner areas. Be on the lookout for Severe weather this afternoon.

Warmer then last week! Better looking forecast.

Weathermap for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

Well We will be having much warmer temperatures around here compared to last week, Highs will reach the 80s for the first time this June. Which is much more june-like. Low temperatures will start off in the 50s, but they will start to approach the 60s by Monday Night. Sunday should be mainly dry, I did talk about the chance for a shower Sunday, but I think it will be dry. but Monday, we will have the chance for isolated showers across the area, with the heating of the day otherwise we will have with partly cloudy skies, Tuesday We will have a much better chance for rain, Showers and Thunderstorms will be possible as a system and warm front start to approach. At this point it appears that there isn't any chance for see severe weather with these. But things could change.

Sunday, partly cloudy skies, with the chance for a shower, but it should end out being dry. Highs near 80. Sunday Night Partly Cloudy lows in the mid 50s.

Monday, Partly Cloudy with isolated Showers, Highs near 80. Monday Night, Partly Cloudy, lows in the upper 50s.

Tuesday, A better chance Showers and Thunderstorms. Highs in the 80s. Tuesday Night,

Looking Ahead, The forecast models do show it getting more active around here With off and on chances for Showers and Thunderstorms, After Tuesday, lasting though Friday, With warm temperatures in the 80s, The models is even show it possible getting Hot for the end of the week. Remember That we can get Severe weather easily this time of year, I will have updates if any severe weather is expected.

Hummingbird Month and Post about Volias

Clearwing Humming Moth on a Voila flower.

I first seen this Bee like creature last year, Which I found out today is a Clearwing Hummingbird moth I was amazed because I had never seen anything like this before. This morning, I was surprised to see that it is back this year, so I grabbed the camera right away. This moth reminds me of a bee, because it has yellowish fur, but it has a long tube-like mouth, like a humming bird. it's wings move very quickly, and they make little sound, I didn't hear anything until I got real close to it, Then I heard a low sounding hum, and it has long black antennas-like things that go out almost half the length of it's body. It seems like really like Violas and Pansy's. Here is site that talks more about the Hummingbird moth. The Hummingbird Moth

Violas

Common Voila.

I would like to take the time to talk a little about Violas. Violas are one of the only annuals that can reseed it's self and come back the next year here in Wisconsin. Once you have them, You don't need to buy more. They look just like mini pansy's which now come in all colors from Orange to Purple to White. Violas spread by seed, so let some on the flowers produce seeds. The seeds actually start rooting in late fall, Then come up the next spring, Some plants even stay green all winter. One voila can create lots of seeds for new plants.

they spread very easily! I had some in a pot next too our house last year, and Heavy rains spread the seeds, and now I have them coming up all around the edges of our sidewalk. By the way if you know anyone interested in some violas I am willing to give some away, I have many little seedlings.

Another great this about these plants is they bloom all season long! from about the time Tulips start blooming in May to October! they can continue to bloom though light frosts I definitely very much recommend this plant for Northern gardeners!

See photos below for colors that I have.

Here are some violas I planted last year, I was very happy to see that these reseeded and came back, I got these from the spring market day in Turtle Lake.
Here are some I planted this spring, I hope to see this color next year.

Here are some more I planted this spring, I really like this color.
This color has a very interesting story with it. I never planted this color Before, I have no Idea how it got here, My best guess is, that this color is by some pollinating by bees which caused some mixing between two other colors I have, This color just popped up this year, anyway I thought it was really neat to see this color, I hope to see it next year!
Here is one last photo of a color I planted this spring.

Forecast Below.

Turning Warmer, with more sun. Clayton Centennial coming up!

Weathermap for Wednesday Thursday and Friday.

Our weather is about to get Much warmer and We should get to see some more sun. We will start off with partly sunny skies Wednesday, with temperatures in the upper 60s. then Later Wednesday we should be get some clearing. A high pressure system will move in behind the stationary front moving south. This will give us some Partly Cloudy skies Thursday, With temperatures reaching the low to mid 70s. Friday, I see the models showing a bit of rain moving in. But temperature's will stay in the 70s.

Wednesday, partly sunny with afternoon clearing. Maybe a leftover shower possible. Highs in the upper 60s. Wednesday Night partly cloudy, lows in the upper 40s.

Thursday, Partly Cloudy, Warmer, highs in the low to mid 70s. Thursday Night partly cloudy, lows near 50.

Friday, Partly Cloudy to Partly sunny, Highs in the low 70s with A chance of a shower or thunderstorm. Friday Night, mostly cloudy, lows near 50.

Ahead weather temp wise, I see it will be warming up even more, getting close to the 80s by the weekend, Rain wise, It could be getting Active next week. With off and of chances for showers and thunderstorms Especially late in the week. This could change though.
Here is another picture of my Easter Cactus, showing how all the flowers close at night.

I would also like to quickly remind everyone that the 100 year Clayton Centennial is Next Week. I will have some good posts coming up talking about this special event with pictures included.

The Area got beneficial rain!

Photo taken during a heavy rain shower June 8th

Over the past 3 days, The local area has received some much needed, very beneficial rain. What has caused this is a stationary front has been set up over Iowa and Illinois and Strong low pressure systems have formed along This front and moved a lot it, This has caused Severe Thunderstorms and warm temps to it's south, and cloudy cool rainy conditions to it's north. Both Saturday and Monday, A large area of rain moved in from the southwest,

Saturday I picked up 1.30, with light to moderate showers all day.

Monday, We got most of the rain during the morning. We had moderate to heavy rain. Last I checked 10:48AM I saw there was 1.00 inch in the rain gauge. It is raining right now so I know this number will still go up. Most places have picked up at least 1 inch if not 2 inches of much needed rain, over the pas 3 days, from North to South, And it was the perfect type of rain too, My gauge reported 2.00 inches the past 3 days!

Hosta leaf.

This system brought some good rains with it but it has also kept us locked under thick low clouds which has kept temperatures very cool for this time of year. We only topped out in the 50s both Saturday and Sunday. and likely Monday, It looks like this front will have some trouble getting going at first, but after Wednesday, It looks like it will move out and it will allow us to get into some sunshine and highs will start to reach the 70s. I will have a forecast out later. It should still start to warm up Tuesday.

This rain that we got is Great news to many area farmers because we have been locked in a dry pattern most of May, And this is perfect way to break out of it. Hopefully we stay in a wetter Warmer pattern.

Finally a good chance of rain for the area!

Weathermap for Saturday Sunday and Monday.

A stronger low pressure system will follow a stationary front that has set up in Iowa, Which will set up for a good chance of rain showers north of this front. Rain, Which is much needed for this area. I am unsure of rainfall amounts but it appears like it may be moderate in some areas. There is No severe weather expected on Saturday with this system. because of the rain, and thick cloud cover, Saturday It will keep temperatures cooled down into the 50s. Sunday, It seems like we will get a break from the rain, but there will still be a chance of rain throughout the day Sunday, Sunday will be warmer then Saturday. Monday, The forecast models show another wave of moisture passing though the area, So I will say, There will be a good chance of Showers and Thunderstorms Monday. Now it appears the chance of Severe weather is there If any severe weather is expected I will have it posted.

Saturday, Cool, A good chance of showers, some moderate? highs in the 50s. Saturday Night, Showers slowing and coming to and end. but staying cloudy. lows in the 40s.

Sunday, A bit warmer, Cloudy, with a chance of showers but a Thunderstorms is also possible. highs in the low 60s. Sunday Night, cloudy, a chance of showers, lows in the upper 40s.

Monday, A good chance of Showers and Thunderstorms. Highs in the low 60s. Monday Night, showers coming to an end, then staying mostly cloudy, lows in the upper 40s.

Longer term. The beginning of the week looks to be cloudy with highs in the upper 60s, but I see that we will get sunny again, with highs turning back into the 70s. Then the end of the week towards the weekend I see a couple more chances at some rain.

Easter Cactus finally blooming!

Easter Cactus

Here is another photo I took this afternoon. My camrea is having flash problems, So I took it outside to get a photo, Then put it back inside.

This plant is called an Easter Cactus, But a better name for it is Spring Cactus! Easter Cactus if closely related to Thanksgiving Cactus and Christmas Cactus, But as you can see the flowers are much different on Easter cactus. I got this plant in August of 2008, from my aunt. I have been waiting awhile for this to bloom, For awhile there I was starting to wonder. This plant produces buds as the days get longer in Spring Normally they start forming buds in February. My was late it starting producing a few buds in the end of March, Then more and more developed, until the entire plant was covered. The plant started to bloom at the end of May. Now, it is in Full bloom. This was a fun experience, This is my first time getting one of these to bloom. I had no idea which color it would be when It was given to me!

It's pretty easy to care for these plants, The most important thing you have to worry about is Over watering. It is very important you wait until the soil is dry to water. I best way to test is stick your finger about an inch in the soil, and if it feels dry give it some water, Then wait until it's dry again. These plants really love to be put outside in our Wisconsin summers. When you put them outside, Be sure to put them in Full shade. Same goes for Christmas and Thanksgiving Cactus.

Here is a close up photo of the daisy-like flowers.

Continued Dry, and some photos

Weathermap for Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday.

It appears like we will continue this Northwest flow, Dry pattern. With only a very small chance at some light showers. Even though the Sunshine is nice, We could really use some rain. A weak cool front will pass though Tuesday which will bring the chance of showers. If the front has enough moisture there might even be a Thunderstorm, but that is not very likely. Behind the cool front, We will have a cool high pressure, which will bring sunny dry a bit cool weather. Tuesday Night will be cool, lows will fall into the low 40s. Some upper 30s will even be possible. Many people are hoping we break from this dry cool period. Detailed forecast below

Tuesday, Partly cloudy, with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Tuesday Night Cool, lows in the low 40s, upper 30s possible especially in the north.

Wednesday, Sunny, highs in the low 70s. Wednesday Night, Warmer, clear lows in the 40s.

Thursday, Sunny, Warmer highs in the mid 70s, Thursday Night, partly cloudy. lows near 50.

Looking Ahead We may finally begin to break out of this dry pattern, We will see what the next few weeks bring, I do see a few chances at showers and storms in the forecast models. Temperatures look steady in the 60s and 70s.

Here is a picture showing how we are totally leafed out June 1st. We are definitely into the early summer season!


Here is some Iris I got from my Great grandmas old garden, These have been getting more flowers every year.