Hot House and Roses

Spring departed our area last Friday night and I'm very, very sad. I'll sorely miss the cool temperatures, leaving the windows open and hearing birdsong. Now, the a/c unit is wheezing away and, if our thermometer is to be believed, it was 96 F (35C) in the shade yesterday and very humid! Time to start arising before dawn to get all the washing/drying and baking/roasting/cooking done as well as running all the errands before noon at latest. Then, back home shut up tight in the air conditioned box for the worst heat of the day not to emerge until nearly sundown. November's cool down can't come soon enough for this gal!


My single rose bush went a little crazy this year with 12 buds on one branch! The shot above was taken a few days ago and was the only one that turned out nicely. I've cut the spent roses off and hope it will continue to bloom during the summer. We shall see!


I enjoy episodes of "House Hunters International" quite a lot but I do think the folks wanting to move to a tropical climate are more than a little strange. Granted, they are usually near a beach so they have lovely sea breezes as well as refreshing swimming pools to enjoy as we do not. Still, the tropical humidity would be a deal breaker in my book. As it is, I've discovered my friends and I have been doing the same things lately to keep cool: frequent cold showers, bathing suit tops and staying indoors with a/c on and ceiling fans whirling so fast they are in danger of lifting off. Really, there are only so many clothes you can do without before risking indecency and even at that you can't get cool. Blah! Give me cold and mountains any day!


Wherever you may be and whatever your climate, I hope you are having a happy day........