Our daily high temperature is creeping up toward the low 40s. That's the low 100sF if you're counting. The mornings are deceptively cool. The high occurs at some point in the late afternoon.
The people who work in the vineyards out back start their days as the sun rises. Tasha takes us for morning walks at about the same time. Our evening walks are short.
Yesterday was pretty nice, and not so hot. But today, the temps are expected to rise again, building to heat wave levels once again this week. It will be the third official heat wave of the year in France, with some of the highest temperatures ever recorded around the country and Europe.
I'm still in a sort of blog hiatus, as you may have noticed. Part of it is the heat; it really takes the motivation away, especially for working to take photos and process them. Another part is the lack of subject matter for new posts. I have been working on the yard on those cooler days. In fact, I just finished cutting the grass on the entirety of the property. But I've taken enough photos of the yard. There's not much left to see; most of the grass has been grilled. Rain has been scarce and the grass (and many smaller plants) have died back, dehydrated. Lawns and gardens all around the 'hood and town are mostly brown.
Nonetheless, I hope you'll check back here once in a while. I don't plan to close the blog down, but it's definitely in a slow slump. For now. Thanks for reading!
The heat dome (as it's been called) has moved on to taunt eastern Europe. We are free, for now, from its searing grip. Already, the weather gurus are warning us: it's still early in the summer. It can return. We'll keep an eye out.
And now it's raining.
The heat wave has finally broken, sort of. We had a nice thunderstorm last night for a shot while and, this morning, a pretty stiff wind event blew the "heat dome" (as they're calling it) around mixing up the air. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it. This morning we have fresh, cool air. Will it last? Who can say. It's still hot, but a little less so. Happy weekend everyone!
Our last two nights have been horrid. The humidity (such that it is) is up, so that makes things feel worse.Gotta hold on a little longer; relief is expected over the weekend.
Records are being broken all over France as our historic heat wave continues. We're expecting a high of 42ºC today. That's nearly 108ºF. Yikes! Sleeping last night was awful. It'll be worse tonight, they say.
At least, we're going to feel like toast by the time this week is over. Today's high is predicted to get upwards of 40ºC. That's 104ºF. And highs about the same, if not higher, for the rest of the week. Yikes!
