Over the past several days here in Roanoke we’ve all been experiencing first hand the idea of a heat wave.

To me, the days of super high temperatures are simply a series of what I call scorchers where no place outside is safe from the heat. Even while just standing in the shade of a tree I’m sweating!

Then light brown spots begin to increasingly appear in non-watered lawns, and as a result I’ve only mowed my yard once in the past few weeks.

And, after several days like this I’ve even temporarily forgotten the concept of cold weather. I can’t picture ice anywhere but in the freezer, nor anything resembling a cold breeze coming from anywhere other than the floor vent. (Yeah, I finally gave in and turned on the A/C.)

Since all of the heat came upon us after just a couple days into June, I get the idea that Mother Nature doesn’t seem to pay any mind to it still being a couple weeks away from the summer season. If the past few days are any indication of what is to come then I think it’s safe to say we’re in for a bunch of sunshine.

Gotta love it, though. Of course, it may be nice to “cool” off a little bit, say back down to the 80s!