The relentless sun, as I've come to call it this summer, rises at about 5AM and dries and burns all day long, every day. It is beautiful in the sunrise and in the sunset, but the in between hours are merciless. It isn't just the heat and the humidity, but the days of drying out and dust, dust, dust that are the challenge. The grass crunches and I run sprinklers/hoses all day long when I 'm not filling pails and pools. We do seriously need rain. Even the back well is sputtering.
Each time I refill the water pails they are covered with a layer of dust within minutes. I know my lungs feel it so the dogs certainly do as well. The best of the worst days are the ones with lower humidity, fewer flies/gnats, etc.
We're treating for various summer maladies: allergies, hot spots, ear infections, one has a chronic cough (dust); they eat grass and it plays havoc with their digestion and they're just plain bored and hot. While they protest their baths, they do seem much happier after they are bathed.
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