This heatwave / a moan

Wow, Gus. That's awful.

Oh my gosh. Yes, the hot and dry conditions coupled with ongoing drought is the perfect recipe for wildfires. The enormous fire close to where I live (it's called the County fire) is at long last contained. The air is not hazy with smoke and ash has stopped falling. Nevertheless, the air is dirty, so hot, and very unpleasant. The heat is blistering now, with days on end of such heat predicted to continue.

Normally one wouldn't think 85F was hot but the 100% humidity makes it a killer. Every time I move sweat pours down my nose & can't see through the sweat on my glasses.

Winter heating here is so expensive so I try to avoide using my heat pump to cool in the summer. I have older dogs & I am trying to get my house organized for my trip & my friends who are coming in to take care of them. I have to use the AC just to get rid of the humidity so I can function. The humidity drains me so I can't get anything done. I will leave my AC on while I'm gone for my dogs to keep them comfortable.

Oh Gus.....Love that you are caring for your neighboring raccoons. I actually have woods on my farm & last year a skinny raccoon came up on my back deck looking for food....then came her 5 babies. The raccoons & possums now know where their soft heart is....mommy raccoon kept comming & this year brought only 3 babies. They just showed up eating solid food this last week. Yep, I open the sliding door while getting their dog food into their dishes & both mom & babies come in to impatiently wait for their food. The wildlife here really makes my days.

We don't have fires here like I grew up & lived with in So. Calif for 54 years but they do allow burning brush & grass fields. I still panic when fire is anywhere close to my farm & woods & I can't even tolerate the smell of smoke.

Went hiking in a nature preserve along the Ky River Last week. It was all down hill to the river & all uphill on the way back. It was a morning hike but we were all drenched by the time we got back up to the parking lot. Most of the women in this hiking group are 65+ years old.

at last ! a break in the weather,,, we've been getting little spritzes at night, but today it actually Rained~! i'm lovin' it... and soooo coool and clean....
aaaaahhhhh

Humidity is the most miserable type of weather I've ever experienced. It's sickening.

How fortunate, Gus. Oh, how I would love to see, hear, and feel rain...

Ugh, we csn send you some rain from here. Almost every day we get a thunder storm...that is why the humidity is so high. I have a creek at the back of my farm & a spring in my woods. Thankfully most runs off into there but I have had flooding in my basement luckily just a puddle that drys up quickly. Have to have a dehumidifier running all the time in the basement even though it is a walk out basement.

Can I grumble about having naturally curly hair in this weather.....more like naturally frizzy hair. This is the first summer I have had it shorter. Come in from working a little outside & I look like I have an afro....grrrr.

We've actually had below normal temps the last few days--granted, still in the eighties, though. And sufficient rain...

singing in the rain (Gene Kelly)

I can relate to the frizzy hair. I never know how to control mine.

Lol....only time I controlled it was when it was long & I pulled it back so tight there was no where fir a frizz to pop out. I can get the back pinned up now but all the top layers just FRIZZ. I use conditioner but no help. It was really bad growing up in so. Calif with the beach parties & girls with their straight hair. I would get wet or just hang in the fog & even my long hair frizzed. Definitely didn't fit the california look.

I can relate to the frizzy hair too ..it’s a pain,
Wish we had some rain really do..it’s getting hotter and hotter here in London uk, we just not used to it...had a bit of a relapse and not been on here for a little while, sorry for delay in replying. X

Lovely pic, would enjoy being there now....
It’s got hotter here 😩 x

I’m a winter person too nowadays.
It seems to be getting hotter and hotter here 😩 x

Would love to do this right now 😊 no rain for weeks
We are in shock in the U.K., this week will be in the 30s just not used to it..
I’m so sorry for Greece the fires there have caused utter devastation and loss of lives , bless them x

I'm on kinda a personal business/legal trip to the California desert....it was 109F (42.778C) at 6pm yesterday & today is supposed to be worse. It is 92F an 9am. I melted after doing waters for 20+ horses & went inside. Will take a shower then get out for a short walk ride on my mare.

Hotter than hell!!!!

My horse trainer has let me stay at the ranch.....so it is also a working around the ranch vacation between the legal/business stuff I have to take care of. It is awesome but the heat is excessive right now

I've had it, I've really had it. 106 degrees today with the dirty (smoky) air. Yesterday I had to run an errand, even though I was so anxious about the heat (heat and meds- UGH). Sure enough, as I was driving home, a block from my apartment my car started smoking. Don't know what's wrong, but I blame the extreme heat torturing my elderly car.

In the NAMI group I facilitate 3 out of the 8 regular participants are IP! I've spoken with all 3; each one told me that they feel the extreme heat just pushed them over the edge. This is especially difficult because we really didn't have a winter. Mild temperatures and no more than 2 days of a bit of rain.

Ah, the whole climate thing is scary.

Sounds hot.
Also sounds like your enjoying working around the ranch...😊

I hear ya...
It’s not ideal at all. That’s an understatement...
Take care

we are finally getting our 'seasonal rains'; can't say they are heavy rains, nor much water, but every little bit helps,, i'm sure you understand~

i've been watching this alarming old tv show by National Geographic, called: Strange Days on Planet Earth... it's about more than global warming,,
it's MY idea of a horror show~~ O.O

Mine, too.
I'm so glad you're getting some rain, though. What a God-send.

Bit of rain for us too, and some windy weather today....
👍 it’s forecast to get hot again next week , storms for weekend...
Looking forward to the storms, never thought I’d say that 😩

we've gone from the highest temp ever recorded for one day, earlier this month, to near the record low forecast for tomorrow~! at the market today, there was no distilled water,,, it's all being sent to the fire fighters, 70 miles west of us....

what's a body to think ?? O.O

We have rain. Well it rained yesterday eve 🎉🎉🎉

It’s cooler today and it’s nice 😊
It’s gonna get hot again next week I believe !

For now I’m cool x

I posted photos of last night's sky in General Chat. Eerie, apocalyptic. The extreme heat is causing more wildfires, then the fires create their own "weather" - increased heat and strong, hot, dry winds - which in turn fuels the fires. These fires are devastating, but I do wonder if it's nature's way of balancing things out. The fires are covering so much of California, hundreds of people have lost their homes, some people have died. Many of these people will leave the state and many more won't come to this state to live because of these fires. Perhaps it's an act of Mother Nature that will drive prices down in California and more people will be able to afford rent.

Yes maybe it is Laurie,
I’m sorry to hear about how awful it is

Good wishes x