i've been visiting my sister and her husband in Dungog (NSW, oz).
they have a lovely old house with a huge verandah. on saturday & sunday there was a heat wave.. by monday it had cooled down again, enough to sit on the verandah, having a cool drink, looking at the garden.

amongst all the other trees, there is a huge crepe myrtle tree in flower, covered with masses of dark pink flowers. birds drop by, drinking from their water fountain - i saw bower birds, cockatoos, galahs..

and sipping water with ice in it.