The Inferno

In keeping with most of Europe we have had our second heatwave of the summer this week and we  have struggled. The nurse who came to take my blood described the afternoons as an inferno and I thought that summed it up perfectly! All this week until today the temperatures have been around 40 degrees in the shade and it is energy sapping and demotivating. Guy says we would never survive in Taiwan as it is those temperatures day and night with humidity added.

We are used to temperatures of 30 degrees in July and August but this year not only have the temperatures been higher but they started earlier. Furthermore we have not had rain for two months so there are water restrictions which makes the 2 hours of watering that we both do each morning that much more onerous. However we must battle on regardless or all our efforts the rest of the year will be in vain.

We had a shower this morning and we are grateful for small mercies!!

Most of the flowers in the garden have succumbed to the heat but we have managed to keep a couple of beds going to inject just a bit of colour.