6 August 2024 (dog days)

dog days the screen door sticks

2 August 2024 (heat index)

heat index

goldenrod crowds

both sides of the trail

10 July 2024 (summer heat)

summer heat . . .

ants cluster

on a melon rind

3 July 2024 (morning heat)

morning heat

a vireo warms up

his voice

29 June 2024 (morning heat)

morning heat

multiflora roses overwhelm

the hillside

18 June 2024 (heat index)

heat index

a catbird sings louder

and louder

30 May 2023 (heat)

heat index

the unexpected orange

of a neighbor’s azalea

13 September 2022 (oppressive)

oppressive heat . . .

a dove looks down on us

from the roof peak

7 August 2022 (heat)

summer heat

the beguiling blue eyes

of a dragonfly

1 August 2022 (AC)

hum of the AC . . .

singing Summertime

at the top of my lungs

31 July 2022 (evening cool)

evening cool

we turn off the fans

to hear crickets