I look at lots of blogs every week and in the northern Hemisphere many of them mention the heat. It is hot here in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA also. We are always hot in the summer but there is something about this year that is making it worse.
I like to be outside and so I try and get out early and go hiking on shaded trails like the ones above and below.
I try to be careful. I take lots of water, I go slower, and hike shorter distances.
This is our backyard. We have lived here a long time and we have trees we planted as sapplings that are now huge. This one is on the east side of our backyard so it doesn’t really give us shade in the afternoon and it doesn’t allow enough sun to reach the yard so the grass is very sparse. We had our tree guy come out and trim it up quite a bit so things are better now.
I am linking with ShadowShot Sunday
Your first and second photos and the glare really brought home the heat. I agree with you, heat is different. Rain showers are now downpours. It is so humid right now although we are only going to get in the 80’s today. Stay cool and safe! Alana ramblinwitham
…shade and shadows, help you make it through the hot summer.
It has been hot. Good to get out in nature.
I know what you mean about the grass. My parents had a huge pin oak, and between the shade and the tiny acorns there was little grass. Kept the house cooler though.