It’s in the 90s, i.e. it feels like 1000º out.  I’ve never appreciated AC more than now.  Still, we try to get stuff down outside as best we can.

E was trying to remove a very difficult woody root with an electric saw, and accidentally cut some wires that were mystifyingly buried right under the deck.  There went the power to the shed.  Hillbilly wiring, unbelievable.  Also unsurprisingly, the current was all wrong for the intended purpose.  Unrelated but simultaneously, an ancient breaker died, leaving us stove-less.  We had to run out to Lowes (our other home) to pick up parts, so E could finish the jobs.

After a lot of digging, sawing, heaving, and sweating, E was able to remove the stump, rewire the severed connection, and rebury it properly.  All this in dangerously hot conditions.  My garden maintenance tasks were nothing compared to her ordeal.  Now if only the power will stay on!  A typical day in Tennessee.  Hey, at least we’re not experiencing extreme earthquakes like those in southern California right now.  [Knock on woody stump.]

Still, it didn’t stop me from snapping these photos of flowers, a stalk of millet/sorghum seeds, bees enjoying comfrey flowers, and this large skink cooling off in the pool.