it's hot outside! I'm not kidding. It was 111.4 today. Time to find a puddle or a pond to sit in. Just sit. Do nothing. Just sit. Wait for the evening when it drops down to...85. Yup, it's going to be good sleeping tonight.
But it's a dry heat.
Just getting into the swim with this week's Sepia Saturday. Someone hand me a cold one. A block of ice would do.
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111 is getting up there! Down here it's winter in Melbourne and a bit chilly at present, with maximum temps of around 14° C (57 °F).Nice photographs.
ReplyDeleteIt's always so odd to remember that we're turned upside down from each other.
DeleteThe swimmers look as though they could sit out 11 degrees. But I bet it wasn't that hot.
ReplyDeleteNope, I agree. Probably just a nicely warm day with a dip in the pond.
DeleteI think a dip in the pond felt different in the olden days before AC. When everyone wore layers of wool. When an electric fan was a luxury appliance. When cool shade and a breeze felt like the best thing ever.
ReplyDeleteYou forgot the lemonade and watermelon. There has to be lemonade...and a flyswatter.
DeleteOh, my how do,you cope in such temperatures! Here in Scotland, we think it hot when the temperature reaches 77F.
ReplyDeleteI remember going on a picnic in Scotland in June and it snowed. To say the least we were baffled.
DeleteYes, it's a "dry" heat. We try to fool ourselves with that one! I've forgotten where you are - not too far from me, I think? 111 is getting up there. Sonora's prediction is 109 today but we'll see? So far (2:00) it's only 100, but we've 3 more hours to go till the peak temp is reached. Yesterday was supposed to reach 108, but only got to 105. The heckuvit is, as you listed, it doesn't cool down that much at night. Thank heaven for ceiling fans and AC. We'll turn ours on in another hour or so! Just looking at your water pictures feels good. :)
ReplyDeleteIt was much cooler today which was a relief. And yes, I'm north of San Francisco. The photo of the fella in the water was actually bought at an antique store in Angels Camp.
DeleteAngels Camp has some good antique stores - often with a variety of post cards offered. I always peruse through them just for the fun of it if not for purchasing any.
DeleteYes, postcards are easy to find, but photos are difficult. As I recall this one was in a small basket. Most antique stores disappoint me because they don't carry old photos. Ephemera doesn't seem to be high on their list.
DeleteHot - yes! My sister does wedding flowers and we had to decorate a gazebo today. Our makeup just ran. A block of ice would have been nice.
ReplyDeleteA hot wedding, and not in a good way. A friend was at a wedding yesterday when the power blew out for the San Fernando Valley. Someone was kind enough to go home and get a generator so the festivities could continue. I think they were all pretty much melting too. Can't imagine trying to keep flowers from wilting.
DeleteHad to smile as I'm listening to Alan Jackson and saw the Buckaroos and Buckarettes in the left column of your blog.
ReplyDeleteYour swimming sepia interpretations are good ones.
Thank you. I figured it's what the guy in the Sepia Saturday shot was doing moments later.
DeleteOh goodness, the heat seems to be hitting here there and everywhere, without much reason. Hope you get that cold one, of whatever it may be. I'm in the mood for a rum punch, actually!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, a tall cool one would be nice!
DeleteDelightful photos, reflections and all.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I loved the reflection of the fellow.
DeleteMy husband spends probably an hour everyday in the heat opening and closing windows. He watches the temperature and opens everything up at night, catching the turn from the low of the day and closing everything up again. About 30 windows. It works and we rarely use our air conditioning.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, the old open them early and shut them by 10. I live by those rules. I have been known to get up at 4:30 just to open windows then go back to bed.
DeleteGreat photos, more swimming caps :)
ReplyDeleteWinter here in Australia - though I'm not in Victoria anymore, so it's a lot warmer - was 23C here last week (perfect). Hope you find your pond to sit in.
There's a big "pond" out back that I go to every morning. Unheated, but on super hot days that's what I'm looking for.
DeleteThat's too dang hot.
ReplyDeleteI am always amazed at how our ancestors survived!
Are you aware that one of the most popular places for German tourists in the summer is Death Valley? A normal sane person would not go there in July, but I think Germans do it to say they survived 124 degree heat.
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