I looked at my phone today. 78°. I haven't seen that temperature in awhile! Yesterday was our hottest day on record. We've beat this record for the second year in a row with 117° heat index. So: it's been crazy hot.
I am not done with all of my major outdoor projects. I'm close to finishing, but not quite there yet. So in our cool morning I dug a trench from my porch, across the grass and into a bed where I have dripline set up.
One trench, dug in the cool morning.
I used a spade like this: spade. It was enjoyable work. It took me maybe fifteen minutes.
Flat, digging spade. Mine is an antique.
When I was done I checked my phone for our current temperature. It was noticeably hotter: 82° feels like 86°. I thought to myself, "I'll just do one more thing." Famous last words.
Hose in the trench.
Covered back up with grass. I use the term "grass" loosely. This is where we are supposed to have grass. But between the heat, drought and my whippet running full out, we don't have much actual grass growing here right now.
I went over into the Serengeti grassland, that I have out in a gravel play yard. (a place full of grass where I DON'T want it.) Moved some metal posts from an old gazebo we had, pulled the grass (some of which needed to be dug out), raked the gravel out of the way. I then used a tined digging fork (like this: tined fork) and broke up the soil. Dug a hole, which I'm pretty sure is not big enough for the potted black mission fig I'm going to put there (so I'm not done.) But even 82° (feel like: 86°), it was too hot. Standing in the sun, and with the humidity from our morning rain shower, I was miserable. I was also getting light headed. Stupid Texas heat. I need to find the giant umbrella I used to use for soccer games. It's lost somewhere in the massive garage mess.
Water source for dripline finally permanently installed, so I don't have to move it every time the mowers come.
Not able to last, even with a heat index of 86. It was so humid: that being in the sun was like being in a sauna. I knew if I stayed out there any longer, it was going to make me sick.
Anyway, two things on my to do list that I didn't know I would be completing today. Yay, for summer storms!
Our heat index for today is supposed to be 111°. So, I'm done for the day. I'm headed in for a shower and then I'm going to take my son to the gym. (My workout is already complete!)
Meet you out in the garden for cool temperature project surprises!
Crazy Green Thumbs
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