Every Day Heat

"Heat makes

things expand.

So I don't have

a weight problem ....

I'm just hot!"












It's 7am, already nearing 90 degrees.

(and this quote made me chuckle!!!)

The sun breaks over the horizon

of the other houses around me

and shines on my patio.

While I love a good morning,

the summer heat can quickly

zap your energy!

An odd Wednesday off work

and doing nothing much of anything.

Fill the dishwasher, grill up some burgers

and that pretty much sums up my day!

What's your day like??

Hot and More Hot

"The water that came

last winter is long gone.

"Female rain," it's called in Navajo:

the gentle, furtive rains that fall

from overcast skies between

November and March....

What we're waiting for now

is male rain.

Big, booming,

wait-till-your-father-gets-home

cloudbursts that bully up from Mexico

and threaten to rip the sky."

~Barbara Kingsolver

Yessirree it's hot today!

Not record breaking,

but hot enough!

An overdue day off

and too hot to do much of anything.

Our summer rains we call monsoon

because they come in fast,

the rain falls heavy and hard.

Thunder and lightning 

might rip across the sky

and can be very exciting!

In the meantime, 

I'm finding any

little bits of shade...... 

hehehe

Heat Wave

Day 4 of what looks to be like

a week long stretch of Extreme Heat days.

It can zap your strength and your spirit.

Having the new car helps - it cools off quick!

But when the dash shows an outdoor temp @ 120 degrees......

just what is cool??

I make it through my mornings ok,

keeping busy helps.

But when day is done, and the temps are still climbing

I find the coolest spot in the house ....

Temporary at best!

Is it September yet?

Hot, hot, hot

Arizona ......
Where hell spends the summer!

It's hot, it's been hot all week.
Today, at 3pm it was 113 as I
hopped into my car - I'm sure the
temp inside the car was more.
It took my breath away.

Needless to say, arriving home
& the first thing on the agenda
is hopping into a cold shower!!

Happy Weekend, my friend :)

Putter On!

“The imagination needs moodling,--

long, inefficient happy idling, dawdling and puttering. ”

― Brenda Ueland

moodling:  

Now there's an interesting word!

and while it sort of sums it all up,

i can honestly say that 

puttering

is one i'm totally in to.

i enjoy puttering in the yard

or puttering with my photography

and have no qualms as to whether

it is a waste of time!  (It ISN'T!)

Puttering is good for the soul --

and apparently for the imagination as well! 

Putter On! 

(and i chopped my hair off today - it feels so much lighter, cooler!)