It's high summer here, a time to savor the last month of warm weather. The view from my front yard up the hill towards the 'M'.
A flower that grows each summer everywhere around here. No idea what it is, but it looks pretty along my fence.
And finally, a place to get a great burger.
Matt's is apparently the oldest 'drive-in' in the state. Summer is the only time that it's dependably open; other times of the year he opens seemingly at random, on whim.
His burgers are about the best I've had, and for 4 bucks a real bargain.
I'll leave you with the headline from today's local newspaper, from the category of 'I can't make this shit up'...
Do you have villages in the US?
ReplyDeleteOr is every small settlement called a town?
Just wondered
Love the diner so much
I would adore one here
Interesting question. If any places consider themselves villages, it's going to be on the New England area of the US. In the far past, places were called that, e.g. Salem Village vs. Salem Town.
ReplyDeleteThe term fell out of common usage here, now relegated to small places in mostly third world countries. Or Native American settlements.
And the differentiation between towns and cities is subjective, clearly NYC is a city, and my little place is a town. But there is no rule, population, area, that is observed.
Diners are fun, agree. In smallish towns like mine part of the charm is the lady wiping the counter as I come in looks up and says "Doc. Want a shake?" The milkshakes are made with real ice cream, milk and fruit, nothing else. Oh, they do use chocolate syrup, so that's not strictly true.
campanula...a lovely little wildflower that grows everywhere around here. I've seen whole beds of them in well manicured lawns, and have wondered how the gardener manages to keep them under control. I did a sketch of some a few weeks ago. Easier to draw than I thought they might be.
ReplyDeleteTo John Gray - yes, villages, hamlets and lots of towns named Pop. 12, a few Pop. 3, even one named Pop. 1. ;D
Be darned, campanula eh? Thanks. I take these stalks when the flowers have dried up and the seed pods are formed out of the ground, and shake them over the flower bed.
DeleteYour town looks lovely and calm, a rarity these days --but the closing headline suggests it has some unusual traffic challenges.
ReplyDeleteWell, you're a guy out in your truck, maybe going to the store, and a naked lady jumps in. You're saying this doesn't happen in your town??
DeleteHere's a little curiousity. I was apparently reading your blog at the exact same time you were reading mine.
ReplyDeleteMatt's burgers look good.
Best in town, and the shakes are great too. Yeah, geezers have a lot of free time I've discovered.
DeleteBTW, did you get that woman out of your truck? Or take her home with you? :)
ReplyDeleteY'know, I'm so tired of people being able to search the internet for police records, and anyway, they said there is no issue if I don't lodge a complaint.
DeleteIt's just a thing that happens, one's gotta be prepared, y'know?
Why, you sly fox, you!
DeleteMartha, there is such a thing a plausible deniability.
DeleteGreat looking burger there though I can say the same for the woman since it wasn't my pickup....;)
ReplyDeleteWell, TB, bring the missus and go fishing with me. She can handle the occasional naked lady I have no doubt. Save us some trouble.
ReplyDeleteDid you really mean it when you said August is the last warm month? We can at least count on September and half of October here.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a great place even if one isn't necessarily a connoisseur of naked lady pickup truck highjackings.
Regrettably, yes I meant it. I've often seen snow on the 1st of September, and 20 below temps in mid-October. I've also seen pleasant temps in September and October, in the 60's or 70's even.
DeleteYeah, well when we takes our trucks out, we takes our chances.
Sounds like you live in an interesting area. :)
ReplyDeleteThe flower is a campanula. I think. I may be wrong though. Actually I am not really sure what it is. It grows on our front wall though.