So far it's only 104^o, but the day is only half over.

Tomorrow is supposed to be a high of around 101. An improvement.

My electric bill is projected in a weekly email, and this month it will be about 4x the spring rate and about double the "normal" summer rate.

I've propped bricks in and beside tanks of water (a kiddie pool and a stock tank) in the back yard, watching to see if wildlife go near it. They are leery of the dogs, and I'm not lugging these things off to the sides, so no saying if they'll get much use. The bird baths in the front have been host to some pretty bedraggled looking robins lately.