Today's Weather

We are back up to 31C. 

I should have got up sooner and got the Furry Fluffmeisterin out when it was cooler.   She hides under the decking on our patio.  She's made herself a kind of burrow there to nestle into.  It's where she's most comfortable.

We've had the airco on most of the day too.  Right now, we're on ceiling fans as we cruise on down to 17h.   It's been really bright and UV laden.   Blinds are down to try and block out the worst of it.  At this time of day, the sun drops behind the trees and the other houses and blocks us off a bit from the sun's rays.

I thought we were going to Balaton on Sunday but I messed it up and it's in a week which is better as it would be horribly hot there.  Wrote the dates down wrong. I begin to think I am losing track of time as I get older.  One day seems much the same as another.  I think possibly this is what retired people experience - it's all a blur.   

HU (DW):

Video about Lake Velence's disappearance:

Hungary's third-largest lake is running dry

Water levels in Hungary's Lake Velence have dropped to a record low. Businesses are struggling, boats cannot sail and beaches are closing. Is climate change to blame? Or decades of poor water management?

It's looking quite bad in Velence.   I suppose, next one will be Balaton.

Rainwater harvesting an novel air-conditioning:

Harvesting rainwater from rooftops could cut the number of heatwave days and reduce air con reliance

“Harvesting rainwater from roofs and using it strategically for cooling could provide a practical way to reduce both energy demand and urban temperatures.” Rooftop rainwater could be a secret weapon in tackling extreme heat, following Europe’s blistering summer.

This system collects water from rainfall and sprays it back on a roof to cool a building down.

Meanwhile:

30C, 3.2 UV, 1015 hPA pressure, humidity 31%, 2.7 m/s from WSW, sunset 20.07h.

Upshot is that it's hot, darn hot and the UV blistering.  Stay inside.  In darkness. And only come out in September. Reverse hedgehog (hibernation).

My dad has just folked out £14,000 to have the whole house painted and to the his patio relayed with proper slabs,as they were doing just a good job, he got them to continue down the side of the house and the front.

Before they had cheap small slabs., and on different levels. Anyway he is on a water meter and they have used gallons of water. He does worry about money, but he's not poor. He doesn't pay anything for electricity.

So now is going to buy  4 new water buts to collect the rain. He already has 2 at the rear of his workshop.

The work was very needed to be done, the house had been painted in 20 years, so had been battered by a few storms.

My dad has just folked out £14,000 to have the whole house painted and to the his patio relayed with proper slabs,as they were doing just a good job, he got them to continue down the side of the house and the front. Before they had cheap small slabs., and on different levels. Anyway he is on a water meter and they have used gallons of water. He does worry about money, but he's not poor. He doesn't pay anything for electricity. So now is going to buy 4 new water buts to collect the rain. He already has 2 at the rear of his workshop.The work was very needed to be done, the house had been painted in 20 years, so had been battered by a few storms. - @SimCityAT

Looks very nicely done.  And cool looking shed/garage.  Wish we had a garden that size.

@fluffy2560

The whole area is just under an acre including front, back and the property. There was just a woden shed before, so got rid of that a built a proper stone shed with electricity. Stores the garden tools and has a wood lathe in it. Not sure he does anything with it anymore.

Its a bloody killer mowing the lawn with a petrol push mower. Thank gawd he has a gardner to it.

@fluffy2560
The whole area is just under an acre including front, back and the property. There was just a woden shed before, so got rid of that a built a proper stone shed with electricity. Stores the garden tools and has a wood lathe in it. Not sure he does anything with it anymore.
Its a bloody killer mowing the lawn with a petrol push mower. Thank gawd he has a gardener to it. - @SimCityAT

Bit pricey but a sit on lawnmower could work.  Gardener works well too. 

My shed is of a similar look but perhaps 50% bigger than that. I really would like a much larger shed.  We have so much junk. I'd really like a clear out but I don't seem to have any ability to declutter.

I could see a large garden being way too much in one's 80s. 

Right at the bottom, he has his veg, and green house, and fruit trees all over the place, so pretty self suffiant, as he will freeze where possible. He is quite lucky that he shares out stuff for things that he hasn't grown. Everyone grows their own stuff, a lot are retired farmers in the area.

Right at the bottom, he has his veg, and green house, and fruit trees all over the place, so pretty self sufficient, as he will freeze where possible. He is quite lucky that he shares out stuff for things that he hasn't grown. Everyone grows their own stuff, a lot are retired farmers in the area. - @SimCityAT

I know it's hard work dealing with "farming".  Even small amounts of trees and plots need constant tending.

It's really good however to have one's own fresh veg etc.   Nothing like home grown.