Summer Heat

It's been a very hot summer in Nashville. We missed the hottest days when we were in Chicago. Still when we returned, the heat might have eased but it didn't relent. From June 28th through July 8th (that's yesterday), 9 out of 11 days hit 100 degrees or higher and the two days that missed were both 99. One of the days, June 29th, hit a Phoenix-esque high of 109. Quite simply, it's been hot.

Sandra and I actually woke up early to play nine holes of golf with my friend Jim and his friend Chris. Even with the 8:20 am start of the round, it was warm by the last hole—not surprising when the temperature eventually reached 100.

The other issue this summer has been the lack of rainfall. Until a sprinkle Saturday night and then a more thorough soaking later on Sunday and into Monday, rain has been sparse. Hot and dry! The landscape has began to look more like November with the straw-colored grass and the falling leaves. Yes, it's July, and many leaves have changed color and have begun to fall. Particularly, for the smaller trees, it has been a difficult season.

Too Early to be Fall