Most days since mid May we have woken up to blue skies, gentle breeze and warm evenings turning into cooler nights. In our garden things you dont water like weeds – burn up. We’ve lost a few well loved shrubs but mostly the bigger ones and trees seem to be stoic with roots deep into the ground. but there are yellow leaves falling from the trees – as if it were autumn. Some vegetable crops this year are poor but roses seem to be very happy and who knows where the slugs and snails have gone – somewhere deep below avoiding the sunshine. Temperatures easily reaching 27 degrees, sometimes 31.
The grass and fields are yellow and most days walk around in shorts and adapt our days as if we were on the mediterannean – doing heavier things beginning and ends of the day and looking for shade in the middle of the day. We are more used to clouds and showers and this feels like being on holiday – the only dark cloud – is the worry this is strong evidence of global warming rather than a climate blip In some places, the harvested corn – has less nutritional value which will be a problem for animal winter food.
Today have noticed mist coating the bottom of the Downs – which usually is a sign that summer days are looking towards autumn. From my parents home – when we used to look towards the Downs – where we live now – the belief was if you couldnt see the Downs – there would be rain but now their outline must be very sharp.
Wonder if we will get a cold winter to follow this very hot summer.
sunnypolarbear 
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