Wow. It is so hot. Our deep shade thermometer is reading 89 at almost 8 o’clock. Today was the third day to break 100 degrees, and right now we have the added bonus of humidity. We spent all yesterday afternoon at the river, which made the weather almost bearable, but Thursday PM was spent standing at market and today we drove to Woodland, WA and back in our un-airconditioned car. The Woodland event was worth the trip, but we’re ready for a break. So are the chickens and cats. Amazingly, the veggies seem to be doing fine. Thanks to Casey’s diligence in irrigating, we started the hot spell in good shape. Our second melon planting has doubled in size these last few days … Speaking of water, the new well construction is going fine so far. We received some tentative good news about the final product that makes us tentatively happy. We’ll share more details as they become certain — can you tell we’re still unbelieving that this will ever work out? I think it will, and I think we won’t really believe it until we’re actively irrigating from the well. Sometime soon-ish, I hope.
