frying today...

chicken that is...

cooked it this morning before the afternoon heat...

had it for supper...

with mashed potatoes and peas...

remember to wipe off the lens of the camera when you step outside...

or you get shots like this...

and then after 3 or 4 photos like that, you finally figure out they look funny...

and you take you shirt tail and start wiping...

the tomatoes love this heat!

there are quite  a few on here now...

I can almost taste them...

we are holding our own...

Daphne loves the heat and the hotter the better...

she doesn't move a lot...

she is in pain most of the time, I think...

but she will not come inside...

a few hot weather tips...

besides drink so much water you have to sit in the bathroom half the day...

change the filters on the furnace if you have central air(we did that today and made a huge difference)...

or wash your filter if you have ac...

find shade when you can...

or a pool...

a pool in the shade would be great...

eat lots of ice cream...

wet towels on top of your head and around your neck really do help...

eat lots of reese's peanut butter cups...

eat out and don't heat up the kitchen...

google blizzard and check out all the snow we don't have and be happy with the heat...

close all your blinds and curtains so when you run around in the house in your under wear, the neighbors won't freak out...

and last but not least, turn the hose on and have a little fun!

Have a great evening...

the heat wave continues here...

as with most of the US...

we are in a heat advisory/warning until 7pm Saturday...

the grass is turning brown in spots...

and leaves are falling...

the walnut tree has many yellow leaves...

but there was one cloud in the sky last night...

and it looked like it had brush strokes in it...

I thought it was awesome...

we missed out on all the rain...

the ac units around here are having trouble keeping the moisture out...

I can't get ours below 40% humidity in here, but ours is doing better than most...

it's staying right around 79...

DH said the office at work, and it's a very small building...

was leveling out at 87 on the highest setting...

and the moisture was awful...

so many are finding their ac just wasn't made for this kind of humidity...

we could use a dehumidifier, but then what would we do with it the rest of the year?

just a few more days...

a few more days...

but then we have August...

I don't even want to think about that...

not yet...

July is bookin' right along the way it is...

where does time go?

french images to play with...

a few images for you to use while it's too icky to play outside...

we have 94 with a heat index of 113...

and the humidity is just awful!

isn't this a hoot?

and just pretty...

I nabbed a little bit of everything so there should be something you can use here...

hope you are staying inside...

and you aren't in a dust storm...

Arizona is just not a fun place to be right now, is it Sherry?

our hope of relief in storms has fizzled out...

we just need some wind...

Pray for cooler temps and lower humidity...

pray that we stay safe, the air stays on and the power doesn't go out...

and slap me with a wet noodle, but on days like this...

I MISS SNOW !

ok, I said the S word...

heat stroke will make you do stupid things...

dog days of summer...

pardon Daphne...

she hadn't washed her face yet...

she stays with me in the gardens...

she loves the heat...

I have another mum blooming...

our heat wave begins today...

and gets worse as the week goes on...

yesterday morning I sat out here weeding and took many photos...

waiting on the mower guy to show up...

dusty miller and spider plants...

and very pink hybrid impatient...

I have several ideas rolling through my head for next year here...

always planning ahead...

it's time to start gathering ideas and making lists for spring bulbs...

I love the striped leaves of the spider plant...

and I had never planted them directly in my beds before...

I am so going to miss playing in the dirt this week...

my gardens and yard tell me that we are month ahead of last year...

with the mums blooming and the morning glories already weaving their blooms through the corn...

leaves coming down off of the trees...

I spent extra time here with the camera...

not sure what will be left by the end of the week...

pink knock out rose is finally coming into  it's own after being transplanted last fall...

I love this color...

and can you see the pray mantis?

had a new hatching of them and they are every where...

but they can and do kill humming birds...

I had to make due with some of the plantings this year...

not able to go shopping early this spring to get what I wanted...

but it seemed to have worked out anyway...

DH moved all the potted plants from the deck over here to weather the heat this week...

they are also in one area and will be easy to water...

this area is always shaded...

the rose of sharon is just full of blooms and starting to open more and more every day...

this is an area that we got weeded this weekend...

we sat and hand pulled it all...

it just looks better than whacking it down...

and we talked about next year and how we are going to  plant all the way to the fence and I have ideas of stepping stones throughout so we can get in to pull weeds and dead head...

the day lilies are still blooming but their days are numbered...

soon their cycle will end and something else will begin...

I would like to surround the yard with these, but haven't seen this particular plant lately...

it's just awesome!

the japanese beetles have come and gone...

there were not very many this year...

the winter must have been too hard on them...

we had semi- cloudy skies this weekend, which helped hold the temps down...

the humidity is so bad now...

it really started creeping in yesterday afternoon and all the windows were frosted last night before we went to bed...

make sure you drink lots of water...

and keep the bird baths full...

plenty of water for all the outside animals and if possible, bring them in at least during the hottest part of the day...

still praying for cloudy skies, lower temps and humidity...

the winds and seas are at His command...

one thought, and the waves obey...

one nod and He can cool the hottest day...

bring the wind, Lord and cool us down...

prayer request...

as the sun set last night...

there were pink tinted clouds...

and this coming week, the weather forecast has us listed in a severe heat warning...

we have 3 days coming of heat indexes up to 120 degrees...

and I am sure most of you are having the same forecast...

but I believe if we all pray...

for this to pass from us...

that God will send relief...

and that the forecast will not be as extreme...

I do not remember it ever being so high here...

maybe 110...

but never up to 120...

people will die...

animals will die...

pray for lower indexes...

pray for all the souls out in it...

keep us safe, Lord...