weather gods are smiling

It looks like summer in the north country.  Cool nights, warm days and at least a brief respite from the deluges that have plagued farmers and gardeners all season.  It remains to be seen if there is still time to have a decent season, as many planting deadlines have slipped away, but there are still many crops which can mature before fall.  Unfortunately, for row crop farms which specialize in corn and beans it is probably too late if they are not planted already.  Combined with the many other areas of the US where these two crops are predominant, it looks like there won't be any bumper crops this year.  This will lead to more food inflation down the road.  So much for optimism about the weather.  Time to throw another shrimp on the barbie.