I always refer to the day after the winter solstice as the beginning of the long slow slide into summer and the day after the summer solstice as the first day of the slide into winter. The latter is not much appreciated. Have you heard of "HASLE"? It is the opposite of SAD and stands for High Activity Summer Leading to Exhaustion. I think it was first used when referring to the number of accidents on the Seward Highway when people are returning from fishing on the Kenai Peninsula and have been up as long as 72 hours without sleep. Same happens in the Bush when there are fishing openings but there is generally not the traffic problem.
Finally, the longest winter since I have been in Nevada is over. The last snow here was only a week or two ago. Today the temperature is 90 degrees, but this is high desert country, which means very low humidity. So, 90 degrees very pleasant, not at all hot like it would elsewhere.
101 here and that is a record breaker for today in history. A slight breeze, so I was able to stay on my shaded patio long enough to water my "garden" and hurriedly eat a large bowl of ice cream.
91 about an hour ago and we had a power shut down that lasted about 45 minutes. Typical for this state Tried to explain to the cats why the cool air suddenly turned off. They all like to sit on top of their little perch sitting next to the window and the sun comes in something terrible but still one likes to lay on the window sill. He changed his mind after the cool went away. I lay down and made a fan from a cardboard box leaf for myself but snuggie liked it too. All's well and I sure wish they would have ice road trucker playing just before these shut downs occur.
In the high 60s F. and cloudy threatening rain. It is staying above freezing at night now, so I hope our summer has begun.
Thanks for that Don, I like your slide reference. I somehow had not heard of HASLE before . I’ve definitely experienced that!
Went to a "tourist hotel" for last night as a chance to get away from the farm for the night and the place just opened a week ago. Some tourists were already there complaining about how primitive and cold it was, with snow piles all over. Most of them had parkas and stocking caps on, but I was in a t-shirt. It was our 46th anniversary.
It's 42 degrees here tonight. I hadn't been outdoors but thought it might be cold because the thermostat keeps coming on and firing the boiler.
I was out helping my neighbor fix his rototiller and it is daggone chilly. It's supposed to get to 44°F tonight, meaning it will be even chillier where I am. It's got me tempted to fire up my wood stove.
This has been an unbelievably cool May. Just a handful of days above 80. Low this morning was 53F. High predicted only 68. I might have to turn on the heat.
Currently 60F but supposed to make the low 70s. We have less of a chance of rain today after the absolute downpour yesterday. Even one of the cats was upset with the constant thunder, lightning and small hail hitting the windows. It's been a very wet spring and we really needed it. I sure hope the wet trend stays around.