Goodbye Summer!

I wonder if I say it often enough Summer will take the hint and fade into the sunset?  Autumn would be a most welcome visitor this March.

According to pundits a heatwave consists of three consecutive days when the temperature rises above 35°; what would one call three consecutive days, or more, registering above 40°?  Because this is what we have been handed, whether we like it or not. 

I remember not long after my daughter married an Aussie when she reported, during a long telephone conversation, that her Mother-in-law had handed her a piece of advice ... 'in summer complete all your essential chores early in the morning, and let the rest of the day look after itself.'  She wasn't sure of that information, for in New Zealand most days, even in the height of summer, one could tackle chores anytime throughout the day.

Well, we have had at least four days where the temperature reached above 40°; before that we had a two or three just above 30°, and before that three or four above 40°.  I guess that were we the possessors of air conditioning we could have sat in the cool just above 20°.  We haven't air conditioning, and while I consider anything under 35° OK, once the thermometer hits 38 or 39 my get up and go, gets up and goes.

Autumn, you are most welcome!  Goodbye Summer, take the hint, and just go away!