I KNOW that there are people out there who wait for the first warm days of the year, longing for heat, hoping for endless days of sunlight and beach sitting. I understand the longing for the light. I can appreciate wanting warm weather so that you can swim or sit by the shore.
\nHowever, the weather we had to day, and will have tomorrow, is my idea of heaven, especially when I need to work in the gardens! It’s supposed to be 60 tomorrow; almost cool enough to make it reasonable to light a fire! It was in the fifties this evening as we watched the 6:00 news.
\nAs I have gotten older, I’ve become less and less tolerant of the heat. I love my gardens, but I have learned to get out a O-dark-thirty to do my gardening, because once the sun rises in the sky, it’s too hot for me to work. By mid July, if our Illinois weather is true to form, you won’t see me outside for longer than it takes me to feed the birds and water my plants.
\nSo…Bring it on! Give me a day’s respite from the heat. I won’t complain!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I KNOW that there are people out there who wait for the first warm days of the year, longing for heat, hoping for endless days of sunlight and beach sitting. I understand the longing for the light. I can appreciate … Continue reading