Harvest heat. Our first hundred degree day of the year. Breakfast eaten in the shade of the cherry orchard while giant combines whirr in the valley below. By mid-morning the fields of grain shorn to patches of golden stubble. Beyond the crossroads the first sunflowers starting to bloom.
Bob and Sophie play under the irrigation system. Sophie manages to remain dry, Bob gets soaked. A dripping 'old man of the sea' type figure appearing in the kitchen for lunch. A quick nap then they're back out again. Sophie , nimble and spry ( and smarter ? ) , running ahead of the water jets ; Bob drenched by them. Time enough in the evening to bark at a lorry carrying grain to the silo. To bed at ten. Then untroubled sleep through to six thirty.
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Or is Bob the smarter, for once realising the cooling effects of water?
There is something so endearing about a wet dog!
You'll have to read my latest post--Todd had the same kind of day as Bob and Sophie--What was that I was saying yesterday about some things being the same?
If it's that hot, maybe Bob is the smart one.
XXXOOO Daisy, Bella & Roxy
Sounds like a great day. Have a marvellous Monday.
Best wishes Molly
I am laughing here....gut wrenching giggles.
Poor dear Bob, when will he realise that his sister is smarter than he is?
At first I thought you had managed to get the pool cover off, and he'd had a swim, but oh dear, the sprinklers!! Old man of the sea indeed.
Wet but happy. What could be better on a hot day? Unless its getting a few light sprays of water that would be enough to keep another clever little dog equally cool.
Stunning sunflowers!
Sounds as if they had a lovely day.
x
The sunflowers look stunning but not as lovely as the pictures of a very wet Bob, best way to keep cool this time of year !
Time to harvest the wheat. Hope the cows
across the road are being fed and watered.
Those sunflowers are a beautiful sight! The life of a PON sounds like a great one!
We have lots of farmers here who grow sunflowers. Its a joy to go past a big field of yellow on a grey day.
Don't know about Sophie being so much smarter than Bob, I do think she knows what she wants, however, and goes about getting it. Smart? time will tell!
Jo in MN
i'm thinking bob is the smart one. he's an old soul. in the background. willing to let his sister shine like a comet. anybody knows that WET is cooler in 100 degrees!!! LOL. or ... so says bob!
Angus, absolutely wonderful photos of the sunflowers and fields. Very enjoyable to see.
Bob looks very cool and comfortable. Sophie just doesn't want to get her pretty hair wet.
That first photo is absolutely amazing! Picture perfect! Love the snaps of the old man of the sea, bedraggled but super sweet!
Try to stay cool, we are in the 100's too.
Triple digits! We have them for three months of the year but couldn't imagine them with your humidity! Awful!
Bob seems to enjoy the water. Reminds me of Wilf when he'd wade into streams. Maybe a pre surgical bathing is a little to fresh in Sophie's mind. Remember, lots of fluids for all!
Oh! Those sunflowers! So beautiful.
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