...still too hot

Clouds are moving up from Mexico, causing some cloud cover this morning and perhaps the break in the string of 103˚ days. The last 2 nights have been the the most uncomfortable, each one getting less marine air so the low temp has been only about 67˚ and the humidity is getting very low, drying things out. It's also increasing the chances of thunderstorms, especially in the mountains. Today was supposed to bring a cooling change in the Delta, beginning the cool down we need, since it's been a week of this. I should be grateful though. In the northern Sac Valley, areas such as Redding and Red Bluff have been having highs of 110˚, with no cool down in sight for them.

The heat has given me a few garden surprises here... a baby asparagus fern "volunteering" in the cherry tomato pot, the hottest spot around...

And these tomatoes are blooming, blossoms had been dropping right and left as well as ripening tomatoes...

crisping branches even though they love the sun and have been kept wet...

The weeping cherry is looking better, thanks to a strategic watering yesterday morning...

and only one of this rose cluster, hiding in the shade, has been crisped. After the heat abates, I'll trim all the old blooms and overgrowth out of the roses. That should help them have another good bloom before winter.

The top of the creeper on the pergola has been burned, but then it has the most direct exposure and the lowering of the humidity has not helped it.

As I walked for the 5th straight day, I saw that the Morning Glories had exploded with blooms. Of course, I'm not out in the heat of the day, so they may close up for protection.

This young robin seeks shade in thick trees during the heat, but is out in the early morning, "coolness"...[67˚ instead of 103˚...]

This cat has found some shade, even in the morning cool...

A few days ago, this magnolia bud was just starting to open. Now, the heat has burned the edges...

As I got back home, the clouds were moving north with some speed, creating an overcast that promises a good possibility of a cooler day today...

An hour later, as I left for the church, it was quite a bit more overcast, and now as I write this, 2 hours later, it's sun, peek-a-boo time. So here's hoping for a break in the weather!