Temporary Chiller
I was only going to take a couple of days off Flickr, as I was out both days, with little time at home.
Then, an unprecedented heatwave struck. I've never experienced anything like it. Our thermometer in the back yard recorded 41C (106F) in the shade on Monday. As we were unprepared for it, when it hit, all the stores sold out their AC units immediately. Our place was sooo hot, but stepping outside, was like going into a sauna, and I could only do it for a few minutes at a time. Over 100 people have died in the past few days from the heat, something that is just so sad. The air outside is filled with smog and small particles of ozone. I was constantly spraying myself with water and sitting in front of a fan, that actually just blew warm air around. I couldn't sit in my computer room for more than a few minutes.
Today it looks like it's breaking - I feel cooler air coming in the window this morning.
We ordered an AC unit, but won't get it for a couple of weeks.
Scientists say that this will become the norm as climate change continues. Pretty scary....
Theme: Out of my comfort zone
I took this with my newest vintage lens: Meyer-Optic Gorlitz Oreston 50mm f1.8.
Temporary Chiller
I was only going to take a couple of days off Flickr, as I was out both days, with little time at home.
Then, an unprecedented heatwave struck. I've never experienced anything like it. Our thermometer in the back yard recorded 41C (106F) in the shade on Monday. As we were unprepared for it, when it hit, all the stores sold out their AC units immediately. Our place was sooo hot, but stepping outside, was like going into a sauna, and I could only do it for a few minutes at a time. Over 100 people have died in the past few days from the heat, something that is just so sad. The air outside is filled with smog and small particles of ozone. I was constantly spraying myself with water and sitting in front of a fan, that actually just blew warm air around. I couldn't sit in my computer room for more than a few minutes.
Today it looks like it's breaking - I feel cooler air coming in the window this morning.
We ordered an AC unit, but won't get it for a couple of weeks.
Scientists say that this will become the norm as climate change continues. Pretty scary....
Theme: Out of my comfort zone
I took this with my newest vintage lens: Meyer-Optic Gorlitz Oreston 50mm f1.8.