The recent heat has sped up the demise of flowers in our yard and in the vineyard. And the lack of rain means that the dried flower heads haven't been washed away or had time to rot.
The state of the daisies out in the garden. Still kind of pretty.
But now the heat wave is over. The days are pleasant even if the mornings are a bit chilly. I can feel fall coming on.
Yep , this week we have started to put the lights on in the kitchen when we come downstairs to make coffee and pickup the newspapers. Seems that as soon as we hit mid-August we notice the lack of natural light :-) Humid and hot over the WE - opportunity for BBQ
Just returned from a 70 km Saturday morning ride and definitely feeling WILTED. Unlike all of the above comments, spring is just around the corner down under.
Living outside of Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher since 2003. You'll find here pictures and descriptions of our daily life in rural France, some travels, and other stuff about me, my husband Ken, and our dog Tasha.
It looks like you've come over and gotten a photo of the gardens around here :(((
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change the clocks....not until early
November!
I envy you if you are into chilly mornings now! I am still sleeping on top of the bed with no cover :-) Diane
ReplyDeleteYep , this week we have started to put the lights on in the kitchen when we come downstairs to make coffee and pickup the newspapers. Seems that as soon as we hit mid-August we notice the lack of natural light :-)
ReplyDeleteHumid and hot over the WE - opportunity for BBQ
Judith - Exactly what I was thinking: Walt, you didn't tell me you were taking photographs next door of the wilting daisies!
ReplyDeleteWe may get a little rain here in a day or two!
ReplyDeleteJust returned from a 70 km Saturday morning ride and definitely feeling WILTED. Unlike all of the above comments, spring is just around the corner down under.
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