One more blast of sunny and hot weather before kids start heading back to school next week. Highs today will reach the lower 90s for only the 4th time this month! It's NOT the year without a summer, but you could call it a year without much of a summer.

1987 still stands with the most days for having temperatures 90 or hotter. More recently 2006 and 2002 came close with 22 days. As we head towards September with longer nights and shorter days.. the chance of seeing more hot weather drops rapidly, meaning 2007 will be one of our cooler summers in over 5 years!

On another note look what I found under the rose bushes in my front yard!

4 kittens! I heard them meow Monday evening. We've had a stray cat hanging around for a couple of months. My wife, Sandy, who's a soft touch for any small animal started feeding the stray. Sandy, even named her Vamp the Tramp. We knew Vamp had her kittens several weeks ago but she kept them well hidden.

Sandy, Karen & I kept feeding The Vamp with the goal of getting her and her brood down to the Oregon Humane Society. Over the weekend I'm sorry to say The Vamp disappeared with out a trace... Then Monday evening from under a rose bush in the front yard I heard their cries. They're quite young, and still need to be hand fed. It's been sometime since I've had to do midnight feedings... Let's see 15 years to be exact. Neighbors and friends have been helping care for the kittens. The search for Vamp the Tramp goes on, so far without any luck.

I've contacted the Oregon Humane Society, and the plan is to put the kittens up for adoption. They will appear on our Wednesday Pet Of The Week segment when they are big enough, in about another 4 or 5 weeks. Stay tuned!