…you could write in it.
We’ve been waking up every morning with heavy condensation on the windows.
It takes a few hours for the sun to break through the heavy air…
I try to get my coop and barn chores done before 7am to beat the heat…
The horses are turned out early and they come and go from their stalls
into the pasture. Frequently they’ll run back in to get relief from the sun and bugs.
I have a fan blowing on them in the barn too.
Important that all critters have clean water during these hot summer days.
The gardens are looking ragged, although still producing.
We’ve had an odd combination of extreme heat, some drought,
then torrential downpours… lots of rain rot and mold.
You can see the humidity in the air.
The second cut hay crop is wishy-washy.
Lots of branches and leaves removed from moldy tomato plants…
The zinnias and blackeyed susans never complain though,
always up to the task, no matter the weather.
It’s why I love them so.
I used to think I’d love to retire down South…
to live in the South somewhere full time would be wonderful..
bring on the heat! Show me the sun! DAILY!
Now, in my middle 40’s body..
I’m thinking…If we’re lucky enough… maybe just a few months in the winter.
I don’t know how you Southern folk do it…
weather the heat coupled with humidity.
It saps the energy right out of me.
*thank you to all who participated in yesterday’s conversation without
turning it bitter. I was uplifted by the positive views and ideas we have here.
You’re pretty awesome.
I have a friend who I actually met blogging. She and her husband have the resources to beat the heat. They have a home in Maine for the summer and one in Florida for the winter.
I used to think I'd like to retire in North Carolina but the older I get, the more the heat and humidity bother me. Today is an AC day. It actually hurts to go outside!
You said it! This humidity is just terrible. I mowed the lawn on Thursday and thought I might just pass out – which wouldn't be an especially good thing with Don away. I mean, I've never had such a hard job of it! I didn't even finish, so the lawn looks rather bizarre at the moment.
Hang in there!
xo
Claudia
It's been a rough summer. Our hay crop got ruined by an unexpected deluge. And the garden is pretty rough too. Except for the birdhouse gourds, which are thriving but of course inedible.
I'm ready for a break in the humidity!
We will retire to the north. Humidity affects us in a few negative ways so it's off to Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire… somewhere where there is more snow but who cares.
Your flowers look so nice! Bet they put a smile on your face every single day… and what do you do with all your tomatoes? Do you can them??
It's a bad summer here, dry, dry, dry. My daughter in Oklahoma City said yesterday they were having 2 large grass fires both consuming houses. In fact her and her husband's TV stations stayed live all day just covering fires.
WE have kept our tomatoes alive, but that doesn't make them produce necessarily.
It makes me wonder what kind of winter we will have.
Blessings
It's been nice to spend the summer in Maine this year! Keep cool!
I've lived in Texas my entire life and you never get used to it. You just have to live with it because there's no other choice. And as much as I loathe summer, especially July – September, the humidity sticks around so the holidays are a tad depressing from the lack of wintry or even just crisp air. I would love to experience actual seasons at least once. I think fall would be my favorite. I LOVE looking at photos people take of the changing colors on the trees.
Kristin
your flowers look lush compared to what we have in summer in texas. thankfully, our area of NE texas doesn't get humidity TOO badly. but plenty of heat, for sure!
Yes, it is energy zapping sometimes, but I think it is whatever we grow accustomed to. We have very thick air out today, too and drizzle on and off. The weather folk's didn't even predict this right this week. Our garden looks awful and only a few things left to pick. We may or may not try it again next year. Hubby says no, but maybe just tomatoes.
I want to thankyou for your kind words, via Nana Diana's blog I cam e to thankyou and ended up reading your past posts as well, we lived all our years on a farm until 8 years ago, I miss it so much, your photos are just wonderful, I will enjoy following your blog, thankyou again
Boy im ready for fall its been such a hot summer! I imagine your animals just love you to death. Have a great weekend!
Don't come here, it's too hot for the devil himself and the humidity makes for a bad hair day, everyday!
We've been getting afternoon thunder storms, but thankfully not yesterday so this morning the walking wasn't too bad. I had to get back at it as I didn't when Hunter was here.
No matter the weather conditions, your photo's are always so beautiful.
Oooh! Ooooh! I love the blue ball!!!! When are you going to MV?
I gladly withstood the few months of extreme heat in order to have mild mild winters! I am worried for my sanity this first winter in Minnesota!
I hear ya, but me, gotta retire down south some where. As much as I hate the humidity, I hate the cold even more. Of the 2, I'm south bound.
I've lived in North Carolina for a long time and still hate the heat and humidity. I'm pretty active when at home but I've been staying inside a lot more than I usually do this summer. Don't feel like doing much of anything, which is very unlike me.
I should be in the Pacific north west somewhere!
Oh- I hear you- it is the humidity, more than the heat, that does me in. We have it because we have Lake Michigan on one side of us and Green Bay on this side- LOTS of summer humidity- xo Diana
I grew up in Iowa and haven't lived in a humid area since I moved away in 1974. I can't do humidity. I visited Sissy when they lived in Maryland and thought I would truly die when we went in to Baltimore one day and DC another. Nope. Not going to deal with humidity.
It was a pretty rude shock to the system last week, coming from Alaska to hot, humid Virginia. We gained 4 hours of jet lag and 40 degrees of temperature. Today is a particularly bad humidity day … a day to run from air conditioned space to air conditioned space till evening.
Weather is a topic that gets all of us engaged in conversation.
Cold
Wind Chill
Humid Cold
Dry Cold
Dry Heat
Humidity
Heat
Air Quality
Biting and Stinging Insects
Personally, I enjoy milder 45 to 70 degree temps and moderate humidity.
High heat with or without humidity is draining and sends me indoors most of the time. This is especially true when the bugs are out in force and I'm their target.
I've learned about a small home business that produces a great product that is both light, comfortable and reasonably priced too!
http://www.squitowear.com/
Check it out if you're left wanting for protection from biting/stinging bugs.
It is always humid in Florida! But I've heard people say that when it's extremely hot, they stay inside and I think that is wise. I love summertime weather and we have a lot of nice days year round. I don't do as well in the cold any more. That's what makes the world go round and it makes fun blogging, too!
Aunt Esther always said for every fog in August, there'd be a snow in winter. It didn't have to be a heavy snow, could be flurries, but I've never seen it not happen.
We've been having heavy fog, high humidity…I'm so tired of heat and humidity.
If you find a place that is 70-75 degrees year round…I'll move there with you! Immediately. No questions asked!!
I live in the desert and love the dry, but this summer it's been humid and rainy. Kinda weird for us, but I'm not enjoying the humidity at all!I can't even imagine how you do it!
As someone who LOVES fall and winter, never has liked summer and grew up in northern Ohio..I keep ending up in hot-weather states. The pacific northwest is my dream place. Summers in the 70's. YES! Maybe someday? I doubt it…
Stay indoors and be cool!
xo, misha