Gone are the days I needed a jacket in the morning.
Even the trees are restless, the top leaves are turning yellow and floating down to the lawn in a convulsing sort of way.
My roses are drying up, and chasing each other in a quivering mess of dropped petals
It will take some time for all the petals to drop, but they will. Then the rose hips appear.
The heat (we hit 107°F* on Thursday of last week) wafts the scent of roses into each and every corner
Soothing our hot and sweaty brows.
We need a rainstorm —
But we get instead—
Hot, dirty wind.
But don’t let my whining fool you–
I still love summer best!
Peiskos (n): The feeling you get when you sit in front of the fireplace and enjoy its warmth.
Happy Solstice! Onward we go toward shorter days and even hotter weather. Only cooling down in October!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
It seems like the wind blows hard every day in recent years. It didn’t do that in previous times, at least not every day.
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We’ve had wind every day since March. Sigh
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Lulu: “107?! That’s crazy hot!”Java Bean: “Ayyy, sounds like a typical summer day in Baja to me.”Lulu: “Maybe so but that is not Baja!”
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Whew! I’m glad you are not there anymore Java Bean!!
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I hate summer. But at least it’s finally started. Big fields of hay drying in the heat. The cows have all headed to the mountains.
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First cutting of our second field.Now
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I’m happy to say that we are not quite as host as you’ve been, but it is plenty uncomfortable. The local news stations are reminding old folks (like us) to be especially careful and to try to stay in air-conditioned locations.
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Oooo That is hot. And our hot still has to get to you. Maybe it will go around
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I don’t think we’re going to be that lucky.
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107° 🥵 You really need moisture! Just heard about a fire on Red Mtn south of Ouray. Not good. Hope you get some moisture with the cold front coming thru. I just can’t deal with heat anymore.
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I can’t either. Which is a tad sad for me, but that’s what it is. Sigh
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wow it was hot there, I would melt at 107 . Your roses are so very pretty!
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We all melted. And are still melting
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Such gorgeous roses Linda.. and that black and white shot is a stunner. Love those clouds,Gosh it’s been hot for you! Wish I could send you some rain xx
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Me too. We are in desperate need
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