Too HOT

I spoke too soon with my “end of summer” post. Who knew that Mother Nature had one more fierce blast of heat up her skirts..

I know that there’s a tendency to blame any extreme weather these days on climate change, but I’ve never come across 28°C this far north before.

It just shouldn’t be this hot.

Looking at the weather forecast we have one more day of this and then it’s predicted to return to our more normal 14°C, with showers. Much more like September weather. It can’t come soon enough for me.

The last few days have been ridiculously hot. It saps our energy and makes us lethargic and uncomfortable. Everything is thrown wide open hoping for some cooling breeze but it’s still and shimmeringly breathless out there.

The cats have been stretched out on the cool tiles of the boot room trying to avoid the worst of the heat. Not even the energy for a purr when I go to rub their ears.

Thank goodness we didn’t throw away the fans from London before we moved here. Longer term we’ll either have external shutters or blinds to help control the heat, but for now we have neither so these have been a lifesaver.

The polycrub is sitting at 41°C with the door and window fully open. I popped my head around the open door this morning, thought better of it, and am leaving the watering until much later this evening once it’s cooled.

My poor winter seedlings, blasted in the fury of an unseasonal heatwave.