Lotta tongues hanging out.
Lotta sweat drippin'.
Lotta sprinklers goin'.
Grasshoppers are multiplyin' and hoppin' all over the place.
Lotta wet stuff is doin' its job by puttin' out fires, satisfying thirst, washing away all that sweat and providing summer fun.
The heat is on, and living beings are doing whatever they can to survive these blistering hot DOG DAYS of summer.
We've actually been pretty lucky this summer without long stretches of unbearable heat.
Still, 90-plus degrees in North Idaho is hot and uncomfortable no matter how long it hangs around.
According to the weather reports, which seem to take up the major portion of regional newscasts these days, we're in for a dramatic dip in temperature come Friday.
As an aside, one would think that we've never experienced 90-degree heat from all the warnings and the weather-related features instructing us on when to really pay attention if there's a heat advisory.
It's been hot before.
I'm thinking most people have always figured out for themselves when it's hot.
Oh well, reporting on the heat and providing details about how to know if you're uncomfortable keep weather reporters employed.
Anywho, I'm just happy we have only a couple of days of this stuff.
The good part is that the cucumbers are growing and ripening.
We've had a couple of homegrown cukes so far, and, as always, fresh garden produce is such a tasty treat.
On another note, there's another blog to promote this morning. This one will be going off and on through early September.
Once more, our daughter Annie is taking on the Camino de Santiago. This time, she'll be retracing the route she took last year from Porto, Portugal to Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain.
She's going it alone this time and leaving Aug. 22 for Lisbon. After completing her third Camino, she'll spend a short time in Scotland and England.
Annie has been posting on her ongoing blog, which includes photos and stories from her past Camino pilgrimages. She always includes stunning photos to go along with her text.
So, check it out. I'll post reminders whenever she adds new posts.
This morning I can hear Bill downstairs, getting ready for his big day on the Priest River.
He has a pontoon boat loaded in the white pickup and will be heading to the river soon where he and several others will be doing some water temp testing as it associates to fish.
It's a Trout Unlimited project, and I'm thinking that all these angling aficionados will have a great time today, doing what they love to do best: fish.
Looks like a fun day for him, and a good one for staying cool as he paddles through the river water.
Yesterday, someone posted a comment on my blog about my working so hard to keep my mouth shut publicly about the current state of affairs in America.
This comment also included a quote by a wise philosopher, which definitely offers food for thought.
"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
Plato
Happy Wednesday. Stay cool.
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I met this nice lady, Kiara, with her daughter Astrid yesterday at the Trestle Creek swimming area. Turns out they live not to far from us on Evergreen Road. |
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