Dog Days of Summer

This past Memorial Weekend has been a hot one. It makes me realize that the hot summer days are just around the corner. It's funny how I don't mind being stuck in the house during the winter when its very cold and snowy, but I do mind being stuck in the house when it is only hot outside. I look out the window and see all of the yardwork that still has to be done. In the winter, everything is dead and dormant and the yardwork doesn't really call to me. This morning, I trimmed the front shrubs and boy was it ever hot. I had Kitty on the lead in the front yard and now 2 hours later she is asleep on the living room floor - too hot to gather up much energy to even jump onto the sofa. My outdoor work for today is finished because the temperature will be over 90 today. With cooler weather planned for the rest of the week, the work that is calling to me today, will just have to wait until then.