HEAT!!!!
Intense, scorching heat! I had hoped for a milder summer than 2011 but it is equally miserable, though the number of 100 plus degree days falls short of last year. When it is 107 degrees outside does it matter if it is 10 days in a row or 15? My plants are fried once again.
My geraniums that were picture perfect in June are scorched in August. Water is not even a fix. The only cure I can see right now is to plant a flower bed full of cactus and I believe even those would revolt.
So what to do when the days become ones where venturing far from the house is literally an effort in misery? Bring the outdoors inside! Instead of a stroller ride down the sidewalk and around the corner...we traveled around the kitchen and down the hall.
The new pool toy was floating across the tile with Brooklynn taking all of her babies for a ride. The pool registers 94 degrees...the temp we set the hot tub on in the winter. Why even get in the water?
And for lunch, pull out the table, open the umbrella and picnic inside. It takes being creative and patient as we ride out this heat wave...that comes with no end in sight. Oh, how I long for October!
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