...the heat begins to break, then the relief finally comes

On August 15, we had our first day of under 100˚ in a week, although 97˚ doesn't feel so much a relief when then nightly low is only 67˚... it would take until the 17th before the nightly low dropped down to 58˚, indicating Delta breezes and marine layer penetration before the relief was really felt.

The morning of the 15th was very clear, with a bright blue sky as opposed to the clouds of the heat wave.

The Morning Glories were even more in bloom...

The browned Magnolia blossom from before was now looking much the worse for the heat...

By the 17th, it was fried...

The early morning sky on the 17th was full of clouds, but these included marine layer and the air was lighter, damper, with a light breeze...

As I came to a corner, I noticed something in the street...

Closer inspection showed some sort of bird seed, which was soon confirmed by...

The rapid arrival of several Mourning Doves and a group of Sparrows, who would scatter at the approach of a car, but return quickly as it passed...

I managed to get quite close to this curious dove who gave me the once over...before returning to its breakfast...

Returning home, I noticed that the creeper, high up in the oak tree, that had been turning, was even more red and amazingly had not really dried-up from the heat yet, though they have begun to curl... Can Fall be far away?