This is the time of the year to rise and shine at 6 AM.  We have an early siege of hot weather, and if you have chores to do outside, you had best be at them before 8 AM.

Yesterday I was mowing my yard by then.  By the time I had finished trimming at 10:30 AM, I was glad that I had started early. In fact I was wondering if I should start at 7 AM the next time.

The ground is so dry that I watered the yard before I cut it and again this morning.  Hopefully we will get some showers this week. They seem to be passing us by this spring.

It is hard to even mention the word spring when we are in the depths of a real heat wave.  Official summer does not start for about a week, but there is no doubt that summer is here on the Crystal Coast.

Today we plan to take it easy with an early morning trip to the pool and perhaps a late evening trip to the beach.  We might even go try some of T&Ws all you can eat Dungeness Crabs.

It is a hard choice this time of year.  From fresh tomatoes right out of my own garden to fresh local corn and shrimp, there are plenty of great culinary delights to sample here along the Crystal Coast.

You just don't want to spend a lot of time cooking when the heat is on outside. It is a good time to load on fluids and relax.