Not that I'm complaining
Jul. 1st, 2013 07:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stgulikNorthern California has some of the mildest winters in the country. But summer is a pain. We are being threatened with 105-degree temps every day this week.
I won't complain, though. I'll just tell you how my family survives this time of year.
1) Don't bother to water the lawn very much. In the first place, it's less a lawn and more a beautiful green prairie we happen to mow weekly. In the second place, Evolution fashioned the prairie to survive by dying back in July, only to flourish again when the first rains come in October. It will do fine.
2) Water the other plants every evening. They didn't ask to be here, especially the hydrangea.
3) Plan the Fourth of July barbeque party with optional indoor seating.
4) Carry a water bottle with you every time you go outside. Please understand: EVERY TIME.
5) Sunscreen is more important than soap. Though soap runs a very close second. You know what I mean.
6) Don't feel guilty about pulling back indoors before 10 a.m and watching Netflix in the middle of the day. Nature hates you this time of year, and doesn't want to see your face again before, say, 7 p.m.
In related news, I have a prediction. Global warming will soon prompt somebody clever to invent the stilsuit, the water-conserving suits they wore on the desert planet of Arakis in Dune. When you see it, invest in it.
I won't complain, though. I'll just tell you how my family survives this time of year.
1) Don't bother to water the lawn very much. In the first place, it's less a lawn and more a beautiful green prairie we happen to mow weekly. In the second place, Evolution fashioned the prairie to survive by dying back in July, only to flourish again when the first rains come in October. It will do fine.
2) Water the other plants every evening. They didn't ask to be here, especially the hydrangea.
3) Plan the Fourth of July barbeque party with optional indoor seating.
4) Carry a water bottle with you every time you go outside. Please understand: EVERY TIME.
5) Sunscreen is more important than soap. Though soap runs a very close second. You know what I mean.
6) Don't feel guilty about pulling back indoors before 10 a.m and watching Netflix in the middle of the day. Nature hates you this time of year, and doesn't want to see your face again before, say, 7 p.m.
In related news, I have a prediction. Global warming will soon prompt somebody clever to invent the stilsuit, the water-conserving suits they wore on the desert planet of Arakis in Dune. When you see it, invest in it.
