This botanical stuff is lame. When you consider the relative risks, a repellant with DEET is a no-brainer. I can work outside without being covered by mosquito bites. And I did work outside yesterday morning and yesterday evening. It is starting to get quite hot now. No matter how hot it gets I won't complain, having suffered through miserable winters the past couple of years. Yesterday I improved the paths and cleared areas.
June is starting to feel more normal, but the rain was welcome. The ground is still damp.
But not as hot as it has been some years at this time, and the effects of all the rain will linger. Busy busy. Taking care of this and taking care of that.
But now it begins to trend hot and dry. Quite warm in a week or so, but lower humidity. Should be a little more "normal" for the time of year.
That's some kind of spell. Significant rain overnight again, 63 F this morning, and more rain is likely late tonight. And then maybe the rainy spell will be over. It is very soggy this morning but the cool temps feel good. The mosquitos are here with a vengeance and nothing but a repellant heavily laced with DEET will keep the suckers away. I've got bites all over me. Tropical diseases, anyone? I'm enjoying cold drinks with tonic water and grapefruit juice, spritzed with lime. A little dose of quinine each day might be helpful. Actually, that concoction is very refreshing. I use Ruby Red juice with no added sugar.
