The heat wave has broken. On Thursday, the shade temperature on the patio reached 46C and it was still over 30C in the early hours of a sleepless night. Then a North wind swept down over the hills, scattering plastic garden furniture, and yesterday was a breezy and comfortable 32C. The distant landscape emerged from the heat haze and the thick, dry air dispersed. Today, I woke to clouds and a cool 28C even though the stone flags radiate heat under my bare feet. A little dappled sunlight is falling on the vine and some birds are making themselves heard over the incessant cicadas. The garden is sighing with relief and even a lover of warm weather like myself is joining in.
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Nice and sunny here in the north east U.K., but very cool. I expect most will feel you are gloating; I however, dislike the heat. A nightmare three years ago in France when we were unable to do anything, not even eat until midnight and then outside.
May I direct your many readers to the flooding in Gloucestershire? My mate Rick has posted some images and thoughts on the ECOS web site.
http://bancblog.blogspot.com/2007/07/july-2007-floods-in-gloucestershire.html
Have a good time and keep the posts coming,
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