I began walking alone, but neighbor Logan (14) caught up with me at the big bend. By then he was overheated, so he hung his coat on a tree. Though the air was quite cool, the sun heated things up quickly.
Logan spotted a hawk that landed on a telephone wire. I wouldn’t have noticed. We watched it fly into a tree and continued walking. As he turned back to see if he could see the hawk, he said, “That’s Joyce coming toward us!”
She explained she quickly made her morning shake and brought it with her, hoping to catch up with us. The hawk had flown to a wire over Joyce’s head. I won’t bore you with the five shots Logan and I took, trying to catch the bird. I’ve already erased them. On the way back, Joyce was relieved when Logan retrieved his coat. She explained that when she worked for the state, she was warned that if she saw a piece of clothing hanging outside like that, she should be very careful. It seems it is often a signal that a drug dealer is nearby!
Joyce went home, and Logan had breakfast with me. We played several games of Boggle in which he trounced me, as usual. We were cool enough on the porch with the overhead fan whirling above us.
Kacey spent a lot of time on the front porch, finding lots to bark about. When she finally came in, she flopped on the cooling mat. I loved the way she casually displayed her tail.
Mehrling Muse 
Sounds like you need to work on more crossword and word search puzzles!!
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I’m going to be going full speed forward with Lise and Toke here.
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Goody!! When we get there, then you’ll be ready to take me on!
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I hope so.
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What a delightful day! Great company and cool relaxation after a workout. Bliss.
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A cooling mat? Do they come in human size..It has been really hot down here.
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A cooling mat would be great for us, wouldn’t it? A friend from long ago told me they kept cool in the Midwest by having a damp facecloth on an arm or leg. When your skin warmed it up, you’d whirl it in the air so the evaporation would instantly cool it off again. I did that when I lived on Long Island.
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used to enjoy Boggle until the noisy shaking gave me headaches, so that now I prefer Scrabble for words and Yahtzee for numbers. Huge Summery Hugs Anne.
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I don’t like the sound of Boggle, either. Cool hugs coming your way.
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Not too cool please Anne, it is supposed to be Summer and I’d like to turn the heating off sometime this year. Hugs
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I’m sorry. We’ve had some very hot days. I can’t wait for winter! Meanwhile, here are some very warm hugs.
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A coat? Oh my! It’s been warm even in the mornings here. Sounds like a great start to the day!
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It was 60° when I left the house. Nice, huh?
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I’m jealous. We haven’t seen 60 in weeks. Maybe a couple months.
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We have our hot moments. I took a photo of the thermometer when it proclaimed 92°.
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We’ve been in the 90s quite a bit. That’s unusual for us especially so early in the season.
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That is heavy duty. Heat can suck the life out of you.
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Isn’t it lovely you have Logan around? He is so tall now.🥰
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Logan is staying busy. Next week and the week after he will go to a day camp for three days.
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Lovely casually displayed her tail.
What a beautiful day! Great company and cool relaxation. Here’s raining still day & night!
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We could use a little rain, but probably not as much as you are having.
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Yes,
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I felt like I came home, as I read your post. And thank goodness, I have learned how to comment at last. x Michele
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That’s interesting about the coat on the tree Anne … next time tell Logan to use YOUR hook on the neighbor’s mailbox.
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We were only half way to my hook when Logan was unbearably hot.
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Okay, I thought he was reluctant to use it or his coat was too heavy and might break it.
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I enjoyed the picture of Kacey’s tail. It looks like Reggie’s. I have thought before how they share some common Golden Retriever traits, so she must have a little Golden!
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That could be.
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Loved hearing about your morning Anne!
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