It's hot as fuck.

[iamgrace]

(This turned into a long rambling weather vent)

It's so dry. We haven't had decent rain in so long. Tree leaves are turning orange and brown and according to biologists, the trees are just shutting down and going dormant. There's a chance we will lose something like 20 percent of our trees? I think I heard that on the news.

Anyway - long established perennials are also dying, and everything is just crunchy.

I want raaaaiiiin.

I know, I know. The soldiers.

[hubes]

We are having a thunderstorm here. FINALLY.

I hate it- our grass is dead in our lawn. SIL has been watering the tree in our front yard for weeks.

I feel you.

[iamgrace]

We are supposed to maybe get a storm here tonight. It won't help, though. We need like a good week of steady rain, not a downpour, just rain.

[onesweetworld]

Same down here Grace. My grass hurts to walk on in bare feet.

[iamgrace]

Gracie- I want it!

[bonquiqui]

You know soldiers...

[nadasteph]

Aug 4, 2012 14:11:32 GMT -5 @gracie6414 said:

This is a jerk post... We have had a wetter summer then I can Ever remember. Like it rained all of June.
We are green and cool still, the downside is my garden is fucked and if things start growing I'll be harvesting in the pouring rain of fall.

I wish you could have so of our cool and wet.

Calgary too. It's unusually green here and everyone is bitching about having to cut their grass so often.

[iamgrace]

Aug 4, 2012 14:38:55 GMT -5 @gracie6414 said:

Or you can come visit? I'm having a fire out back tonight, bring the fam! I'll even child mind for the evening (limited time offer)

On my way. ;D

[horseoutside]

Same here! I'm already starting to dream of nice crisp Autumn days. I'd love it to be cool enough to wear a hoodie right now.

[jssymom14]

We haven't mowed our lawn in over a month. I just hope our plants/trees come back.

My dad will end chopping down his corn in the fields without irrigation. Food prices this winter are going to be high!!

[Deleted]

Ugh it's supposed to be 37 here tomorrow (like 99 f) and that's too hot for me. My h wants to go hang out at his parents place tomorrow and they don't have a/c. I'm going to diiiie.

[flex]

Aug 4, 2012 14:38:05 GMT -5 @gracie6414 said:

I'd give it to you if I could!!

Ditto for Anchorage. A cool July--a few sunny days here and there. Now it's raining, which is typical August weather. I'm hoping we'll use up our allotment of August rain early so we'll have a kick-ass September.

I sure am looking forward to my DC trip in 3 weeks. I know it's hotter than hades there, but dammit--I'm sick of grey.

And Vegas in late September is really, really looking good.

[iamgrace]

Aug 4, 2012 15:57:22 GMT -5 Que? said:

Grace, you should totally come this way, we could have a gtg with Gracie and Guy! My H could come watch our kiddos while we play wingman for Gracie!

that would be awwwesome!

[papie]

Everything is dying here too. I think I may be losing my roses. We went to the zoo today. OMG, it was awful. I mean, we had fun, but the heat was so brutal, we had to take regular breaks and ended up seeing like 10 animals and skipping the rest in favor of the adjacent water park. Which was still awful, because it was so hard to get a spot in the shade, we ended up squeezed next to another family and the kids were exhausted and cranky.

I'm not liking this summer. Canada should not be that hot, FFS.

[Deleted]

Aug 4, 2012 16:47:05 GMT -5 iamgrace said:

Aug 4, 2012 15:57:22 GMT -5 Que? said:

Grace, you should totally come this way, we could have a gtg with Gracie and Guy! My H could come watch our kiddos while we play wingman for Gracie!

that would be awwwesome!

:Y: Hell yeah

[horseoutside]

Aug 4, 2012 17:02:07 GMT -5 frkls said:

i'm texting with a friend who is at lollapolooza and they are getting evacuated from grant park because of the storms. record breaking drought, and it finally rains on the night of lollapolooza.

We're in SW MI and those storms are just rolling over us now! We have tons of friends at Lolla! It seriously hadn't rained in these parts ALL summer.

[spedrunner]

We have the heat and humidity it just makes me so miserable and tired.

[poppyseed]

It rained twice here today and I feel spoiled now. Our hot temps started in April this year and it's been such a dry, ridiculously hot summer. I love rain more than I ever have.