Sunday, 14 May 2023
at home
The temperature was in the 90s so, after morning watering, I churned out some blog posts and then read (Fat Chance by Simon Gray). We inherited air conditioning when we bought this house, which at the time (2010) I said we would never need. We have needed it for one hot spell per summer in the last four years, but never in May before.
There was…
…that I would do any weeding in that weather.
Allan gave the potted plants some water for me when I whinged that I could not bear to go outside.
When a bit of the garden near the patio had fallen into shade, I thought I could finally go out at about five PM and plant up the tomatoes from the kitchen windowsill…
…but when I opened the back door, it was like a wall of heat. I waited till six thirty and finally was able to pot up.
I planted the tomatoes deep after picking off the bottom set of leaves.
The evening sun looked amazing on the alder grove.
Tomorrow should be cooler. It’s been annoying to lose hours yesterday and a whole day of weeding time today because of heat.
Tangly Cottage Gardening 
I hesitate to “Like” this when you have had to deal with such awful heat. Consider it more of a show of support rather than a like. Anyway, so sorry about the heat. The new normal I’m afraid. Sigh.
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Thanks for the sympathy. I don’t like this new trend one bit.
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It’s terrible. My best temp range is between 65 to 70. 75 isn’t too bad. Any higher than that and yuck. I am, after all, a Mainer.
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That is very excessive for May.
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At least tomatoes like the heat! Something to look forward to.
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Rhody and I happen to be near Phoenix now. It has been 100 degrees daily since we got here, and is expected to be the same until we leave. It does not seem to be that warm though. Rhody enjoys laying out on the sunny pavement until I bring him it. That seems like it could be dangerous.
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Don’t let him bake too much!! My dog when I was a kid used to lie on the furnace grate and we worried she was getting too hot!!
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I do not. He gets annoyed when I carry him back inside, but that habit seems like it could be dangerous while the weather is so warm.
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I might have used the wrong pronoun for Rhody, was thinking about my little dog!
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but that is in reference to your old dog, so is not for Rhody. Besides, he can not read, . . . at least that I am aware of.
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