Summer is Definitely Here
@BettyB (4117)
Summerville, South Carolina
June 15, 2017 6:52am CST
According to the calendar summer is not supposed to arrive for another week, but it has arrived earlier than scheduled here in South Carolina.
Summers are always hot and muggy here. It’s been hot for a while now but we haven’t had to deal with the humidity. I don’t mind the heat, especially if there’s a little breeze. The humidity is another story.
For the last few weeks walking in the early morning has been pleasant. There was a breeze and some days even a nip in the air. Not today. The sun was barely up but it was already hot and muggy. It felt good stepping back into the air conditioning after our two mile trek.
I’m up to two miles every morning now. My ankle is handling it well. Next week we’re going to bump it up to two and an half miles, but I think we’ll head out before the sun is up. It’s the only way to beat the heat.
I took this photo a couple of years ago. This little fella lives in my sister’s garden. I think he has the right idea.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
16 Jun 17
adorable vignette 't'cher sis's :) we've already been'n the triple digits here 'n though 'tis been breezy, such jest feels like openin' the oven door. tickled to read that'cher back to 2 miles 'n thus far all's well.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
16 Jun 17
@BettyB june'd be our shake'n bake month (high winds/triple digit heat) 'n i've my fingers crossed the monsoon season 'tis fruitful 'n we'll get some rains come july/august (our 'wet months').
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
17 Jun 17
@crazyhorseladycx I hope you'll get the rain you need.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
17 Jun 17
@bluesa I feel guilty right now. I picked up tomatoes yesterday and wanted to get started on them first thing this morning. I text my friend and told her I would see her tomorrow. I don't like doing that but sometimes another project has to take precedence.
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@CRK109 (14558)
• United States
16 Jun 17
Summer seems to have arrived here, as well. Last night, it was pretty hot and humid while during the daytime it was rather cool and so beautiful! I'm so used to weather being the other way around but I don't mind putting the a/c on at night! lol
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
15 Jun 17
Beautiful garden setting of your sisters Betty.
You are doing so well with the walking.
I have also been walking but only a mile.
It is enough as I do it every morning before it gets hot.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
15 Jun 17
Thanks, but we're careful. We're usually back home before 7:00 and carry water bottles with us. We will probably start our walks at 5:30 instead of 6:00 starting next week. Be both wear reflective vests and have an assortment of lights attached to our bodies.
@Marilynda1225 (79745)
• United States
15 Jun 17
That little fella in your sisters garden is cute and certainly has the right idea! Glad to hear that your ankle isn't giving you trouble and that you've been able to increase your distance with your morning walks. I hate the humidity too ugh!
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
15 Jun 17
My ankle is doing great. It hurts a little by evening and is still a little swollen, but the doctor said it could take up to a year for all the swelling to disappear.
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
15 Jun 17
Yes its been hot here this week too. Keep it up.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
15 Jun 17
I have to walk in the morning. If I wait, I end up talking myself out of it.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Jun 17
It is 90 plus degrees here in Southern California but we don't have the muggy humidity.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
15 Jun 17
Well, the humidity has arrived. I think we're stuck with it for the rest of the summer. I don't have a hammock, but I think its too hot for even that.
