Gas Up: August 14

The gas at the little station down the hill is $1.399 per litre. When I checked last Thursday, it was $1.429, so the downward trend continues for yet another week. The big question is whether the price ever go back down to where things were before the prices began to climb.

Sorry, no photo this week. Oldest son has the camera and I forgot to ask him for it before he went to his softball game tonight. You’ve seen so many photos previously that I bet you can see the sign with $1.39.9 on it in your head anyway. And the little vintage gas pump is so much cuter anyway.

Karen tells us that the price in Monrovia, CA continues to go down:

Today (08/12) ARCO gas price here in Monrovia, CA is $3.97 for the unleaded.

It’s the same story from Dorothy, whose price went down 4¢ a gallon this week.

You? What’s your gas price story?

Update on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 8:19AM by rebecca

From Rosemary in Colorado:

I filled up with gas today—-at $3.53 a gallon. The price was actually $3.63/gal, but because I spend so much at the grocery store, I had a .10/gallon coupon. At least it’s getting better!

Update on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 4:50PM by rebecca

How’s this for up and down? The report from threegirldad in Kansas:

Last Wednesday: $3.43
Last Thursday: $3.59
Today: $3.49

My Desktop Photo 20: Unknown Marsh

 

Photo by Andrew Stark

(click on photo for larger view)

I’m not sure where this photo was taken, but I like it and wanted to use it for my desktop photo this week. If I remember to find out where this is, I’ll update the post with that info.

Just Peachy

The peach tree on the southern wall
  Has basked so long beneath the sun,
Her score of peaches great and small
  Bloom rosy, every one.

A peach for brothers, one for each,
  A peach for you and a peach for me;
But the biggest, rosiest, downiest peach
  For Grandmamma with her tea.

—Christina Rossetti in Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme Book

Hooray! It’s peach season again. Here are my previously posted instructions for putting up peaches.