The tomatoes are cooking on the vine.

[yardwork]

I've lost an old camellia bush - it just turned brown and died overnight.

It's the sixth day of 100+ degree F heat, and no rain at all in that time. This is what hell feels like.

[HopeHoops]

1. No. Hell cancelled a tourist trip to our area because the heat was too high.

[Denninmi]

2. It was 99 here today. Now we're having a thunderstorm.

It was 104 air temp at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, which is about 30 miles south of me. Crazy. At least I'm getting some rain right now, it's been extremely dry for the past 5 weeks.

[ginnyinWI]

3. 108 degrees here today.

And this is Wisconsin, not the deep South! This is the "new" south...

Everything is suffering. We are watering what we can and leaving water out for the animals that live in our yard: chipmunks, squirrels, birds--and I'm sure even the insects are glad to find a little water. I have a plastic dish that is supposed to go under a flower pot filled with water--kind of like a bird bath only on the ground. And a regular bird bath on the other side of the house.

[NJCher]

9. hugs to you

for being so considerate of our fellow species.


Cher

[mopinko]

4. seems like all i do is water.

drag hoses, get shot by sprinklers, spray hot birdies, give dogs ice cubes, water, water, water.

[yardwork]

6. Don't forget the mosquitoes that love to feast on the holder of the hose.

[mopinko]

7. at least so do the bees.

ain't seen nary a skeeter so far. ill wind that blows no good and all that.

[yardwork]

8. We should be so lucky. I think I'm keeping them alive with all my watering.

[Lugnut]

5. We need rain.

It's usually pleasant in the Pocono Mountains of NE PA. That hasn't been the case for the past three or four Julys here. It's hot. Pizza oven hot and as dry as a bone. We're watering the tomatoes but they do much better with rain.

[NJCher]

10. Four times a day

I go out and check plants four times a day in this heat. I carry a watering container and refresh anyone who looks like they need a cool drink.

In addition, I've gotten out my collection of screens. I put them out to help shield from the sun:



Bean trellis. Newly planted heritage pole beans are given a break from the sun.




Cher