Thoughtful musings on various topics by interesting people at Blithewold
How we beat the heat
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
We didn’t. We just rolled with the sun’s punches, sweated buckets, and are still recovering. But even though we lost the fight in some respects — we lost a week with the volunteers, lost appetites … Read more.
The bare minimum
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
When the cicadas start buzzing early in the morning we know we’re in for a scorcher. With temps in the 90’s, high humidity and ground level ozone levels that were predicted to “approach or exceed … Read more.
Finding relief from the heat
Friday, July 22, 2011 |
It’s been pretty hot here lately – unpleasant enough that we gave the volunteers the week off – but this morning, even at dawn, the sun had a particularly malevolent look in its eyes. The … Read more.