DAY 165: HEAT WAVE...

 

The extreme heat we've been experiencing for the past week or so reminds me of this picture of my children that I took in 1982. In those days, we had no swimming pool and no air conditioning - but we still found ways to beat the heat. Elizabeth is administering a cold splash from the garden hose to Matthew, who's standing in an old wash tub of water. I love the look of surprise on his face and also the determined look of my daughter as she administers relief!

We didn't have tanning beds back then either, as evidenced by my sister "laying out" in the background.  Mmmmm! Copppertone!

It's almost midnight. The wind is getting up and I think we are in for a storm.  Over and out for now. I need to jump off here to watch it come in...