It’s the little things. That you find. In the dark.
Usually fallen leaves stick to a wet car. That usually means rain has fallen. Not this time. We’ve had no rain for weeks. This is rough. On the animals. On the plants and veggies. On me.
It’s not that I live for rain. I’m like anyone else. Too much is too much. But, the sky is muddy. It is not the normal blue. The light is overly filtered. The color tends to fade to brownish. And, it gets hard to breath. Not for me. But for some. The heat and dryness are very odd for The Gulf Coast region.
What I fear most will probably come to pass. An extra month of heat added to a very hot summer. A few years ago, in July, I was photographing a second line. It did not start on time. Even though I sat in the shade, stayed very hydrated and didn’t move about too much, by the time it started I was starting to wobble. I knew what it was. I headed for the shade, rested and walked to my car. I turned the air conditioning up and quickly drank 32 ounces of water. When my head sort of cleared I drove home.
On that day the ground temperature was 114 degrees. That included the calculation for humidity.
My plan for this weekend is to pair a second line with Westbank Super Sunday. I’ll be working from about Noon until 3 or 4 pm.
We’ll see.
If it is too hot by the time that I leave, I won’t leave.
Simple.
The picture. Leaves on a car’s trunk lid. Unlike wet days, the leaves weren’t stuck. They were just laying there. Dead. I found a good angle that didn’t include my silhouette and made the picture. The blackness on the right is reflected trees. The rest is what you think it is.
I see little faces too…enjoy the rain…we have delicious sunshine ☺️💫😎☀️
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No rain. Until five minutes ago. Humidity should drop for tonight. Air should be much cleaner. Yipee.
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yes I can imagine…enjoy the cleaner air…smiles from windy and summery etown…💫☀️😎
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Nobody can imagine unless you’ve been here… heheheheh. Now that we had our final day of coolish air, summer has started. And, in just 11 days, hurricane season will start. I can hardly wait.
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Hoping I don’t get caught out by sun stroke this year. It creeps up on you. Still in London. It sucks as I am missing home. Photography practice down the pan and everything on hold. Stressed isn’t the word. Wishing for rain to come your way.
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Stay hydrated and take breaks, You should be fin.
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Stay hydrated. I have no idea what the weather is like in your part of France, but F 114 degrees is extreme for any place in the world. Sorry about your stress. Do something to relieve it before it hurts you. 🙂
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So right. Feel a little insanity creeping in. Head for the Tate and some artistic therapy.
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We are at the height of summer and it is so hot. Sometimes in the afternoon it gets cloudy but there is no rain.
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