Sunday
Selections was originally brought to us by Kim of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could
post previously unused photos languishing in their files.
The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through life. The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River. River is taking a well-earned self care break. She will be missed, but I will keep the meme warm for her.
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Like River I usually run with a theme. Imentionedwhinged last week that it has been hot. That heat has continued. Since the week before Christmas our daily maximums have all been over 30C and most have been well over 35C. Bleah.
The birds have also been suffering.
Seeing them with their wings held away from their bodies, and panting distresses me. We put out water (though I have only seen the pigeons drink it) and apples for the moisture. Some of them revel in the sprinkler in the times we are able to turn them on.
Jazz has suffered as well. Hopefully by the time this post goes up the heat-wave which has been hitting much of Eastern Australia has broken. Thankfully, late yesterday afternoon we got some relief. And some very welcome rain.
The sunsets have been hot too. As I took these photos it was still over 34C (94F).
These next shots (taken not long after dawn) look cool - but they lie. It was already hot, and got hotter. I liked the clouds just the same.
Apart from dragging hoses/sprinklers around the garden has pretty much been left to its own devices. It doesn't seem to mind for which I am grateful. The weeds are thriving of course.
The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through life. The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River. River is taking a well-earned self care break. She will be missed, but I will keep the meme warm for her.
Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
Like River I usually run with a theme. I
The birds have also been suffering.
Seeing them with their wings held away from their bodies, and panting distresses me. We put out water (though I have only seen the pigeons drink it) and apples for the moisture. Some of them revel in the sprinkler in the times we are able to turn them on.
Jazz has suffered as well. Hopefully by the time this post goes up the heat-wave which has been hitting much of Eastern Australia has broken. Thankfully, late yesterday afternoon we got some relief. And some very welcome rain.
The sunsets have been hot too. As I took these photos it was still over 34C (94F).
These next shots (taken not long after dawn) look cool - but they lie. It was already hot, and got hotter. I liked the clouds just the same.
Apart from dragging hoses/sprinklers around the garden has pretty much been left to its own devices. It doesn't seem to mind for which I am grateful. The weeds are thriving of course.
All beautiful pictures as always!
ReplyDeleteJamie Ghione: Thank you.
DeleteCan you believe that we are almost at the end of our first week in 2019!
ReplyDeleteYou've shared some beautiful photographs with us, your flowers look so colourful.
Here's to some welcome rain and cooler days, and I hope the week ahead may cool down a little for you.
All the best Jan
Lowcarb team member ~Jan: I know. The year is already rocketting by. The rain was lovely, and the next few days at least will be cooler. Bliss.
DeleteSending you, Jazz, and birds cool breezes and fond aloha
ReplyDeleteCloudia: Cool breezes gratefully received. Thank you. They are a very nice change from hot winds.
DeleteThe pine tree shots are striking.
ReplyDeleteAnd I though we were warm for Christmas... You win!
Alex J. Cavanaugh: Not a competition I want to win. Ever.
DeleteThose kinds of temperatures day after day must be debilitating. And you haven't even got to mid summer yet! Thanks for taking care of the birds. Seeing Corellas and Galahs took me right back to my recent visit. I will have to be sure never to visit at this time of the year.
ReplyDeleteDavid Gascoigne: Continued heat IS debilitating. And demoralising. I am a lot better off than people in other parts of Oz though. And the wildlife.
DeleteIf you hadn't told me about the heat, I wouldn't have guessed it from the pictures. I didn't know that birds did that to stay cooler. I am hoping that this heat wave will break soon. I love those last three shots. Sending you cooling thoughts and virtual hugs. :-)
ReplyDeleteDJan: Seeing the birds panting is an awful sight. Today we are cooler and the birds look much happier. As does Jazz. And me.
DeleteAs I write this, it's almost 6am and blessedly cool.The mercury will rise sharply though.
ReplyDeleteYour garden is holding up remarkably well!
dinahmow: At least we haven't had your humidity. It is still delightfully cool here. I am surprised at how well most of the garden has held up. All that dragging of hoses made a difference.
DeleteYou have had much worse heat than we have. Looking forward to Autumn already. I see none of the birds have the feathers around the beaks fluffed up.
ReplyDeleteAndrew: You have had some hotter days than we have, but there have been some cool changes as well. Until last night out heat just kept going and going. And no, no fluffed up feathers to be seen.
DeleteThe birds are beautiful, and, the rest are brilliant.
ReplyDeleteBob Bushell: Even suffering in the heat the birds ARE beautiful.
DeleteChirpy! Chirpy! Cheep! Cheep! My maggies woke me up this morning....they were having a very noisy conversation at my glass sliding and screen door.
ReplyDeleteI empathise with the birds and Jazz...I know exactly how they feel. Each day, particularly from late morning forth I feel like I'm going to expire. Since the the trees were lopped down...taking every bit of shading from the roof off this cabin - from this it has been hell!
Any drought can be blamed on me...I'm drinking gallons of water!
Don't concern yourself re the weeds. I give no apology for being a sloth...and I shall continue being one until winter arrives.
I hope your week is a better one, EC....stay cool...nothing is worth doing during the heat...other than trying to stay cool...that's what I believe and I'm sticking to it. (I'm sticking to everything!!) Cuddles to Jazz...from me - and from my two who empathise as well. :)
Lee: I have been doing as little as possible. And when the heat returns will continue the pattern. I am so sorry that you have lost your shade. Quite the wrong time of year for such work.
DeleteI hope the three of you get some cool relief this week.
Poor birds! Those four sunset shots are gorgeous, but even they look hot to me. I do sympathise - it's hard to get up any enthusiasm for housework, let alone gardening, in the heat. We don't have water restrictions as yet, but they are sure to happen soon.
ReplyDeleteI hope the cooling effect of the rain lasts for a few days, at least.
Alexia: Our water restrictions were made permanent a few years ago. They can be tightened, but some level of restriction remains even when we do get rain. Which is fine. Water is such a precious resource.
DeleteHousework? Wash your mouth out.
Thanks for the tour; I'm going to take a shower to cool off!!
ReplyDeletefishducky: Enjoy your cooling shower.
DeleteWeeds always thrive. Always. Everything looks beautiful though. I’ve never seen birds so hot before, holding their wings out like that. Hope you all can stay cool.
ReplyDeleteRiver Fairchild: Some afternoons there were dozens of birds with their wings held away from their bodies panting. Awful to see.
DeleteOn the weed front my father always said if it grows well it is a weed. And he had a point.
It has certainly been hot!! 44.2 here on Friday, but yesterday was so much cooler. Very nice
ReplyDeleteCountryMum: We haven't (fortunately) got to those temperatures. Yesterday was hot until late, but today is much more pleasant. I hope your cool days continue for a bit too.
DeleteThat pink lily is a beauty. Your temps are just too hot. I hope it simmers down soon. A touch of humor. I doubt it helped.
ReplyDeleteJoanne Noragon: Today is cooler - so I appreciated your humour. Yesterday and the day before the words simmer would have brought about a melt down.
DeleteThe lilies do seem to thrive in the heat, so that's good. I was wondering how the wildlife fares in such temperatures. May all the birds be partaking in the water you leave out, not just the pigeons!
ReplyDeleteBea: The pigeons were the only ones we saw drinking/bathing in the water but the apple gave moisture to some of the others. I hope the sprinklers gave it to many more.
DeleteI am so sorry about the heat! I do hope it has broke for you!
ReplyDeleteThose poor birds! Aww, they know you care for them! They are grateful for you EC! I love your sky photos! They are purely magical! Your garden looks amazing too! EC, you know weeds are wild flowers, so let them grow! LOL! Take it easy! Big Hugs and Much Love!
Magic Love Crow: A cool change came through late yesterday. Today the birds, Jazz and the humans in the house are MUCH more comfortable. Hopefully it will last at least a little while. And thank you. The weeds can wait. The weeds will wait.
DeleteGood to hear!
DeleteMagic Love Crow: Thank you.
DeleteI love the lily pictures but lilies are my favorite flowers. The birds are beautiful also. The other day we had a huge rain that brought extremely temperate winter days. The pool cover is on but there was so much water from the rain that a large puddle had formed in the middle of the cover. I counted 27 birds at one time around its edge trying to take a little bath. Purple finches, wild canaries, goldfinches, cardinals, wrens, sparrows, titmouse, and bluebirds. The bluebirds are beautiful but they are such little bullies.
ReplyDeleteAnne in the kitchen: Just at the moment you would enjoy the garden. There are lots of lilies in flower (front and back gardens). I am very familiar with beautiful bullies. The rainbow lorikeets fit that category. They are smaller than a lot of our birds but don't let that stop them. I would have loved to have seen your bird bath at work.
DeleteWeeds thrive no matter what. Maybe if i tried growing weeds, they would die and the stuff everyone wants would grow. Can we say "she's not good with plants!"
ReplyDeleteMy selections will be along soon at my blog, i am wrapping up with a few Christmas pictures for Epiphany.
Since River is taking a break, are you going to be the Sunday Selections hostess for a bit?
messymimi: There are plants I struggle to grow too - and have given up because I don't want their deaths on my conscience.
DeleteSunday Selections is so loosely structured I don't think we need a hostess, but if anything is required I will do what I can.
I certainly will be wilting in those temperatures and I do hope they come down soon for you.the sunsets are stunning na you flowers seem to be adapting well to the hear.
ReplyDeleteMargaret Adamson: While we are not as hot as many places have been I did more than melt I dissolved. Fortunately we have a few cooler days to enjoy before the heat ramps up again. I am surprised at how well the garden is coping.
DeleteWe are two days into a cool change which seems set to last the week, so you may soon get some relief. I watered for an hour this morning and was disappointed to find the water had only soaked in a couple of centimetres, so I'll water again tomorrow for longer. Even my succulents have suffered a bit as it has been too hot for me to stand out there with a hose.
ReplyDeleteRiver: We are a day into our cool change, and hopefully it will last the week. I have been watering quite a lot (and will know about it when the water bill arrives). I am sorry that even your succulents suffered.
DeleteBeautiful sunset! I especially like the final sunset shot, and that stunning pink lily (?). With the current heat and rain here the grass is growing so fast that I'm rarely off the mower
ReplyDeleteKim: Until last night we hadn't had rain so the grass was browning off rapidly. It has greened up and grown overnight. And yes, that is a lily. Either an oriental lily or if you mean the fourth last photo a calla lily.
DeleteThe sunsets and flowers are so beautiful, but like you, I hate that the birds are uncomfortable in that heat. Thank goodness they have you and your good heart around to put out water, and hope the heat gets better soon. Hugs....RO
ReplyDeleteRO: For the moment (and hopefully much of this week) the heat IS better. It might be my imagination but I believe the birds are happy too.
DeleteLovely shots but wow...horrible heat. Poor little birdies and poor Jazz...of yes...and poor you of course lol. Many thanks for checking in on me......we're fine...just a tad overwhelmed at the present.
ReplyDeleteonly slightly confused: I am glad that you are ok. And not surprised you are a tad overwhelmed. Take care of yourself please.
DeleteI feel your pain. Even though it is in the 2 (36 Fahrenheit) it gets brutally hot here in August and September.
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful birds and flowers.
Y’all stay cool. I’ll try to send some of our rain that way.
Rick Watson: Thank you. Rain would be very gratefully received. And welcome.
DeleteDear EC
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear that you are all suffering with the heat. It makes our heatwave summer last year pale in comparison. I hope you get some rain and cooler temperatures soon. The garden is still looking lovely, despite the heat.
Best wishes
Ellie
Ellie Foster: It is all relative. I suspect you found your heatwave just as uncomfortable as I did ours. I am surprised at how well the garden coped though.
DeleteLove the photos. Hope the heat breaks soon for you.
ReplyDeleteMason Canyon: Thank you. For the moment we are having some cool respite.
DeleteAdmittedly, 94F is pretty hot! Poor Birdies! It's cold here in Maine today with snow showers. Spring seems like forever away *sigh*
ReplyDeletemshatch: We nudged 100 on far too many of those days. I hope that your Spring is closer than you realise.
DeleteDamn, that's hot! Come share my snow for a bit, just to cool down. Beautiful pics as always!
ReplyDeleteJono: I would LOVE to share your snow. And really enjoyed your photos on today's post.
DeleteOh wow, that is hot! Can't believe your flowers are not wilting with it. I am to read of that heat. one day maybe, but for extended times? Yikes. Happens here too, but not that commonly does heat over 90F last more than a few days or a week.
ReplyDeleteStrayer: Some places were well over 100 for more than a week. I was a sad, soggy and grumpy mess even at our temperatures and my heart goes out to those in hotter areas.
DeleteThis is the second post today that I'm reading about the heat wave in Australia and the distress for the birds. I hope that the heat has broken - glad to read that you already got some rain and I can imagine how welcome that is. Poor birds - this must be hard on them. Wishing you cooler weather.
ReplyDeleteCarola Bartz: The heat will return, but hopefully the hot days will be interspersed with cool nights. And rain.
DeleteThe thought of panting birds makes my heart ache, so I can only imagine what it was like to witness it, EC. How very heart wrenching. What are we doing to our earth and its innocent inhabitants?
ReplyDeleteTake care of yourself in that heat, as well as worrying about the wildlife and the garden.
jenny_o: It was dreadful to watch. Today is again cooler and the birds are not showing any sign of stress. Which is lovely.
DeleteYou live in a beautiful part of the world.
ReplyDeleteSandi: Thank you. Mostly it is.
DeleteThat extreme heat is so uncomfortable and unhealthy. Glad the weather is changing to normal and that it didn't deter your photo shooting.
ReplyDeleteMyrna R.: I really, really don't like summer and the last couple of weeks exemplified all the things about it I loathe. It is blissfully cool today though.
DeleteI've been watching your temperatures, as you know I have a cousin in Mawson and she's been telling me about how hot it has been. I'm wondering if you have air conditioning installed?
ReplyDeleteShammickite: We have evaporative cooling rather than air conditioning. Our heat is mostly dry and rarely stays in the extreme mode. The last ten days made a liar out of me. It was cooler (much) outside than in, but given that my sweet spot is around 14C I was still uncomfortable.
DeleteOne day it is too warm here and the next day it is chilly. That's a Florida winter. It can't make up its mind. Kinda like me. I love your photos.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Janie Junebug: Chilly would be lovely - and thank you.
DeleteWhen it gets chilly after the sun goes down, I like to go out in the backyard with the pups.
DeleteJanie Junebug: It stays warm for quite a while after the sun goes down. Jazz and I have been going out just after first light in the morning. The other household inhabitant is asleep.
DeleteLovely sets of photos EC.
ReplyDeleteThe poor birds, all of them with such heat in the summer..
Margaret-whiteangel: Poor birds indeed. They (and Jazz and I) are MUCH happier in the current cool change.
DeleteHi EC - that heat is too much ... I'm rather glad I'm back in cooler UK. I gather Canada on the west coast can get exceedingly warm - but it was blocked out last year by the fire smoke .. cooler, but not so good for air quality.
ReplyDeleteTake care and all the best for the coming year ... and I hope that the cooler weather comes in: I can feel for you, the birds, Jazz and all creatures. Thanks for the comment and it's good to be back - cheers Hilary
Hilary Melton-Butcher: Fortunately (for the moment) the heat has reduced. We are revelling in cooler days (and particularly cooler nights). I hope you are settling back into the UK well and look forward to future posts.
DeleteAlthough I have always been a summer person, the heat we have been getting the past ten years have wiped me out. I guess my age has something to do with it, but I can’t remember having such consistent high temperatures when I was younger. My sympathies to you and the lovely birds for suffering through the awful heat and I hope the rains come soon and cool you all down.
ReplyDeleteStarting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe: I have never been a summer person and that dislike is increasing. Exponentially. I have been looking at photos from your side of the world as cooling heart balm.
DeleteI feel so sorry for the poor birds and animals in that scorching heat. I can't imagine how difficult the heatwave must be for them and for people who have to work outdoors.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are breathtakingly beautiful.
My sister in law just went on an Australian cruise. It's cold here and the wind is blowing from the north.
Julia: Welcome and thank you. Working outside here would have been bad, but for those in areas where the temperature sat (for days) at well over 40C and up to 45C (104-115F) it must have been almost unendurable. And dangerous.
DeleteWow you remind me of how unbearable heat can be, and those poor birds. I was complaining about the vast quantities of snow here but won't now. I can't think in severe heat and hated Toronto summers with the humidity.
ReplyDeleteThe photos are so beautiful.
XO
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Wisewebwoman: I much prefer cold to heat - and hear you on the inability to think. Fortunately we are rarely humid here.
DeleteI do hope it soon cools down a little for you. Such heat can be debilitating, can't it?
ReplyDeleteAlthough, after having said that...how I wish you could send just a little of that heat my way. I have the flu at the moment...and the weather is absolutely freezing!
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Beautiful photos again..oh wow!
How I love these stunning birds and sunsets. Really cheered me up. Thank you so much!😊😊
Big Hugs xxx
Ygraine: Flu? While you are still in healing mode? That is so unfair. I would send you some heat in a heartbeat if only I could. Heat which you need not return.
DeleteHugs.
Oh how appreciated your kind words are. My most heartfelt thanks.😊😊
DeleteAnd, believe it or not, the sun has just shown it's face for the first time in over a week!!
Coincidence?? 😉
Have a great weekend.
Love and hugs xxx
Ygraine: I hope the sun keeps shining on you. Literally AND metaphorically.
DeleteHugs.
LOVE those sunsets
ReplyDeleteWe spend so much of our summers here in FL in the high 90s, with about the same humidity ... you step outside, and you can't breathe...so I can feel for you. Praying you get lots of rain.
Author R. Mac Wheeler: The high 90s with matching humidity sounds like hell to me. Even here I turn into a troll and only come out at night (and very early) here.
DeleteI hope your prayers are answered.
Even though it's winter here, my weeds are also well. Heh.
ReplyDeleteWishing you cool breezes and refreshing rain.
Hugs,
Sandra Cox: Of course your weeds are well. It is a rule.
DeleteYour photos are always a pleasure to see, though that heat sounds oppressive. Hope you all - Jazz and birds included - get a little relief soon.
ReplyDeleteDenise inVA: Thank you. We have had some (temporary) relief and are very grateful.
DeleteAhh... summer :)
ReplyDeleteBut I know how hot that is. It's that hot and hotter here every day, almost, all of June, July, and August. Some years, parts of May and September as well. It is hard on birds and plants. And people, too. Happy 2019!
Carol Kilgore: Your summers sound dreadful to me. And a very Happy 2019 to you and yours.
DeleteHappy New Year EC, hey theres a song about the birds and the lillies and you've captured both with ur camera, hehe
ReplyDeleteSpacer Guy: Now you have me wondering (and probably googling) to see what that song could be.
DeleteThe birds you have around you just amaze me. I would not function well in that heat however. How it cools a bit!
ReplyDeleteMarie Smith: I hope you commenting means that Blogger is treating you better. Believe me I don't function well in the heat. I am a sad, sorry, soggy and grumpy mess.
DeleteHopefully the heat wave is going to be over soon.
ReplyDeleteMary Kirkland: We have had a couple of much cooler days which have been lovely. The heat is due to return on the weekend.
DeleteI hope the heat wave is DONE! Sounds like it has been way too hot. The flowers still look like they are holding up in the heat. The poor birds! I am glad you were able to give them some water and apples. :)
ReplyDeleteStay cool! Happy New Year!
~Jess
DMS ~Jess: Thank you. That heat wave has finished and the next isn't due to start for a couple of days. Happy New Year to you too.
DeleteI'm sorry that those sweet birds are suffering. They're lucky for your nurturing care.
ReplyDeleteA healing, safe, and pleasant year to you!
Rawknrobyn: The birds (like Jazz and me) picked up just as soon as the weather cooled. We are going back into the furnace on the weekend - but hopefully not as far or for as long.
DeleteFabulous shots! Just fabulous. But I really hope it cools off for you soon.
ReplyDeleteLady Fi: Thank you. The last few days have been much cooler, a respite I have loved as we head back into the furnace this weekend.
DeleteThose first sunset pictures look hot as fire.
ReplyDeleteHope today brings cool breezes.
Hugs
Sandra Cox: Considering it was nearly dark it WAS as hot as fire.
DeleteCooler today, and perhaps tomorrow before the heat ramps up again.
Incredible. The same planet but such vastly differing conditions, I love heat but don't envy you, the birdies or Jazz this misery. May the rains come soon and the temperature ease up some X
ReplyDeleteStarshine Twinkletoes: Thank you. I hope you can discard the boot of power and return to twinkling on your toes. Soon.
DeleteLovely birds and flowers. Sorry the weather is not behaving. Our tropical heat has stepped back in Florida but the temps rising and falling all the time are playing havoc with my sinuses. Hope you have some cooling rains soon.
ReplyDeleteRasma Raisters: You have all my sympathies for your sinuses. The pollen is wreaking havoc with mine here. Not fun. I hope we both get some relief.
DeleteThe heat has been draining for everything living, I think!
ReplyDeleteI hope the rest of the week treats you well
xo
kylie: This week has been much better. Heating up again from the weekend though.
DeleteLove your picture collection. Sorry about the birds though. Doesn't make sense to me that they would allow themselves to dehydrate so. Something unnatural about that.
ReplyDeleteThe Happy Whisk: I don't think the birds had a lot of choice. It was incredibly hot and their very fast metabolism means that they HAVE to continue to hunt for food.
DeleteWhy not move closer to water? Why is that not in their makeup to do so?
DeleteThe Happy Whisk: They need both, but they are often not in the same place. And I suspect food takes precedence.
DeletePoor little monkeys.
DeleteThe Happy Whisk: It is stinking hot again. The birds were here very early for some seed and apple. I hope they are hunkered down somewhere in the shade now.
DeleteI bet the birds do love the sprinkler;) And I'm sure they appreciate the water. Sounds like you are doing everything possible to offset the heat.
ReplyDeleteSandra Cox: Seeing the birds play in the water spray always but always makes me smile.
DeleteWe are having just the opposite weather in Sacramento. Cold, rainy, and windy these past few days (lots of stop lights at intersections went out). Yesterday wasn't too bad, and today looks like it might even be temperate. My sympathy for the birds. They are so beautiful in these pictures. Nature is just marvelous.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth Varadan, Author: I hope that your more temperate weather continues. Our cooler respite is about to end.
DeleteI have never seen birds with their wings out like that to keep cool, poor things, I keep a water bowl out year round, in winter I have to dump out the ice and refresh when it freezes.
ReplyDeleteLinda Starr: We have water out the year round, but the birds (mostly) ignore it. I hope they have a pond or other water source nearby.
DeleteShuffling into the comments late on account of a busy weekend caring for sick relatives. Your photos are exactly the sort of balm my psyche needs right now. And it was so sweet of you to put out water for the panting birds.
ReplyDeleteJohn Wiswell: I hope the family health issues are now resolved. And that your own health didn't suffer while you were caring for others. I am very glad to hear that my photos were balm.
DeleteI'm completely silly for not realizing the birds would also be so hot and do hope the weather has broken since you posted.
ReplyDeleteAnd, isn't is soooo annoying that weeds can handle anything! Annoying things!!
mark koopmans: Weeds rule. Sadly. And yes, the birds were hot. The heat has been gone for a couple of days, but will return on the weekend. The birds will deal with it a great deal more stoically than I will.
DeleteBeautiful birds! Your photos make me smile with joy. I am sorry you are dealing with so much hot weather. We will have a cold spell coming in tonight, down in the thirties, I think. I don't mind the cold. Like it much better than heat. Stay cool if you can.
ReplyDeleteGlenda Council Beall: I agree with you about the hot/cold preference. I find it much easier to get warm (and stay that way) than I do to cool down. And thank you for your kind words about my photos.
DeleteAw, the poor birds. I feel sad for them but I'm so glad you're putting out water and apples for them. They're so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteElsie
Elsie Amata: They are beautiful aren't they? Noisy, incontinent and destructive but very beautiful.
DeleteEven hot those birds look good. What's their secret?:)
ReplyDeleteSandra Cox: And their clothes always fit too. Still cooler here today (though that will change tomorrow). And the birds, the cat and I are happy. The birds and the cat are beautiful too.
DeleteMy corollas! Poor birds! That is one heck of a heat wave.
ReplyDeleteThis past summer we had to mist our roses and plants, while covering them with shade cloth. We live in a desert climate and it was 104 F. (39? C). Crispy plants.
Susan Kane: It was a doozy. And will return this weekend. Including some days at the 39/40+C mark. I am all too familiar with crispy plants. I go soggy rather than crispy though.
DeletePoor birds, they do look hot! I assume at those temps you have a/c in the house?
ReplyDeleteWeeds always thrive!
LL Cool Joe: Evaporative cooling rather than air conditioning. I like to be able to open doors and windows. And yes, weeds do indeed thrive. It is part of their duty statement.
DeleteUGH! I sure hope the heat wave has given you (and those poor birds) some relief by now. That kind of heat is just miserable. When I went out to pick up the newspaper this morning, it was nice and brisk, with a light frost on everything. It felt great! I never thought I'd get to an age where I prefer cold weather over hot, but... here I am. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteSusan: It is miserable. We had a few days respite but from today it is ramping up again. A light frost sounds like bliss.
DeleteToo hot! I don't like those temperatures anymore.
ReplyDeleteComparing... I think today was beautiful here. Sunny and -9 C. As long as there is sun, I am happy!
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Caterina: Much too hot. Sunny but chilly days are lovely aren't they? And I would be very happy in those conditions.
DeleteHow's your weather today and how are you dealing?
ReplyDeleteSandra Cox: Today will be ok(ish). The next week/ten days will not. I will hunker down inside as much as possible (with the exception of Thursday when I will have to go into town for my voluntary work). This too will pass.
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