"Tomorrow will be a dry and generally sunny day, though the sunshine may be a little hazy at times. Turning warm again with highest temperatures of 17 to 22 degrees generally, warmest in the west."
Met Eireann
We've only had 48 mm of rain in May, and that was at the beginning of the month. Our winds have been light and northerly, our temperatures in the low 20s, and our sunshine index high. We haven't had rain in ages and none is in the forecast for at least another week. I've been watering everything except the vineyard daily. It's getting tedious and worrisome. The high pressure has been sitting over us for weeks, today registering 1028 mb.
On Thursday we could reach 24C, a record temperature perhaps like the 29 May 2018, when we also hit 24C. The flora is loving it and everything seems to be growing explosively. The vines are looking good so far, with lots of florets. Only the gooseberries seem affected by the drought, with their leaves shriveling and turning brown and the berries remaining quite small.
We expect the concrete floor of the shed to be poured this week. Then we wait for a month before we can use it. Party to celebrate the shed and my 69th birthday on the 1st of July. Who would have thought I'd ever be this old. And, hopefully, more to come. I'm finally enjoying it.
And the cuckoo has arrived and was calling incessantly yesterday. I hope he gets a callback.
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