I don't need a calendar, we skipped right to August weather. The lawn, plants, animals and me are all feeling stressed. Though we don't have extremely high temps here in MO the humidity makes up for it. I could say I'm feeling it more as I get older but I know the summers have been getting hotter. The day I got married it was 105 degrees,the hottest day of the year in CA in 1959. With no a/c the candles drooped in the candelabras :) When we left CA in 1996 114 wasn't unusual and when we were visiting in August of '08, 112 felt like we had driven into Hades. Today we stay cool in the summer and warm in the winter and if I had to make a choice, I'd still choose summer. I don't like to be cold.
The sunlight and warmth energizes me and makes me lazy at the same time. I want to be outside working in the yard and at the same time want to be inside working in the clay and being creative in some way. I have to admit though, I've been lax at both lately. A health problem has taken my energy and created a few problems resulting in unexpected delays. I realize how fortunate I am to be living in this time and have wonderful doctors - yet I get frustrated that I can no longer do everything I plan on doing. But this too shall pass and I look forward to being active again soon. Thanks to everyone who has sent good wishes, they do help.
