Thursday, August 03, 2006

We're Havin' a Heat Wave.

8-3-06 VERMONT: The heat wave continues. Usually it is cool enough at night here so that sleeping is comfortable with just a window fan, but the last two nights have been bad. Last night was complicated by a four hour power outage [say that fast four times] that shut down the fans. During the day yesterday it was so hot that I worked up a sweat taking a shower. The dogs have been living in the basement which is about 60°. With these conditions, T-storms are expected. We have seen a few slide by to the north, but we only got a peripheral sprinkle.

The veggies are ripening. Tomatoes are full size and have turned whitish on the way to reddening, and the corn ears are filling out. The pumpkin vines have loads of fowers but bear no fruit.

New blooms: goldenrod has been out for at least a week. I deeply apologize for neglecting to mention it at the appropriate time.

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