A Visit To The Shasta Dam~

The Shasta Dam~

The Shasta Dam is just a few miles down the road. This is where both of our son in laws work. All of the dams in this area are controlled by the government and are used to control water flow to the southern part of the state as well as produce hydro-electric power for the state. There is so much educational information as well as beautiful scenery here.

 

 

These are all of my own pics except for the one below.

This pic above is from the web with Mount Shasta  in the background. The snow is still on the peak this time of year even with the high temps we have in the valley.

This shows the size of the dam. The Washington monument in the middle shows a size comparison .

 

In my last post I made a mention to how much we need to water our plants. This list below shows how much water for each item listed. It is hard to believe the water that it takes to produce these items.

There is a Lot of wildlife that lives around the dam. This is the nest of an Osprey. The mother was in the nest as well as the little ones. They sure were loud!! There are also Bald Eagles in this area and we weren’t sure which it was. The guys say they see Eagles as well as other wildlife all of the time, as they drive back and forth from the different dams in the area to check on dam performance.

Thanks for sharing a little tour of part of  Northern California with me. Blessings~Sara

Summer Thyme Fun~

Things are growing ……….

………..with lots of water~ it takes quite a while to get everything watered everyday. It has been so dry here.

Some of the benefits~

grilled tomato, basil and cheese sandwich with fresh tomatoes~

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More birthday celebrations~

our adorable grandson Isaiah is 4 today! Hard to believe, the times goes so fast.

(Or son in law (in the background) also celebrated a birthday this week. NO PARTY! We just went over for cake )

They had Isaiah’s birthday party at the park on the Sacramento River. There is  a nice view there but the water is so swift you can not swim there. The temp was around 106 that day, very warm!!! The children had spray bottles that they kept filling with water and were spraying around. With the mist from those water bottles and a little breeze, it made the party quite nice. We were so concerned about the heat. This is the time of year that we gear up for~ and need to make sure we have AC wherever we go.

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A little trip down the road~

The Shasta Dam~

The Shasta Dam is just a few miles down the road. This is where both of our son in laws work. All of the dams in this area are controlled by the government and are used to control water flow to the southern part of the state as well as produce hydro-electric power for the state. There is so much educational information as well as beautiful scenery here. I will continue this as a separate post as I have many pics of the wildlife and scenery to share with you. Be looking later in the week for the rest of the pics.

Hope summer is going well for you all. Blessings~Sara

“Home is the nicest word there is.” ― Laura Ingalls Wilder

 

“As the years pass, I am coming more and more to understand that it is the common, everyday blessings of our common everyday lives for which we should be particularly grateful. They are the things that fill our lives with comfort and our hearts with gladness -- just the pure air to breathe and the strength to breath it; just warmth and shelter and home folks; just plain food that gives us strength; the bright sunshine on a cold day; and a cool breeze when the day is warm.”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder, Writings to Young Women from Laura Ingalls Wilder - Volume One: On Wisdom and Virtues

 

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I am having a Christmas in July auction on my Facebook this weekend if anyone is interested.

You can find it here~ CHRISTMAS IN JULY AUCTION .Try to stay cool this weekend. The temperature here will be at 112 and we will have our sons dog Kimber~ a beautiful gray pit-bull.

They are going away for the weekend and were going to leave her in the kennel in the yard, but being so hot we decided to take her. We are not dog people so if you have any advice, please share. (we have a cat lol long haired Maine Coon Cat)

That should work out just great!!! Blessings~Sara

Happy 4th!

 

 

 

 

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. ~  2 Chronicles 7:14