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It's been really hot and dry for weeks now. Even with watering every day, some plants are dying. We haven't watered in the vineyard and so far they are okay. The vines have not flowered yet so I am hopeful they can hang on until the weekend when a break in the heatwave is promised.
The day before yesterday, we had Pim's on 'the beach' by the pond and watched the bees scooping water ferociously and flying off to the hives. It was too hot without shade and we were in the bees' flight path, so we gave up and went to sit on the porch. Yesterday it was so hot that we decided to have our drinks in the vineyard in the evening shade of the orchard. It was quite cool. I am so grateful that we have shade from the trees, the porch, umbrellas, and now the shed.
Who in their right mind would have expected Mediterranean conditions in Ireland. It is the 6th of June and the stats show no rain (0 mm) and 17.8 average temperature. That's hotter than we've gotten in July. Everyone is walking around town in their holiday clothes. I've been wearing espadrilles for the first time ever in Ireland. I suppose I'd better learn to enjoy it.
Oh, and by the way, Australia has now followed NOAA and issued an
El Niño alert. They say there's a 70% chance of an El Niño developing before the end of the year. NOAA says more like 90% likelihood. As Australia's criteria are more rigorous than America's, it's a high probability alert. Get ready for accelerating climate change.
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| Our little bistro in the vineyard...a bit slopey. |
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| Everything is growing like crazy |
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| Solaris has a ton of buds |
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| This little guy was almost invisible munching on strawberries |
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| 0 mm rain and 17.8 average temps for the 1st week of June |
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| Full moon rising |
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| Alex took out some willows and opened the view up |
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| Stunning view from the top |
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| Nice place to rest and contemplate jobs |
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| My red bench at the top of the vineyard |
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| Vanessa grapes feeling the heat |
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| Strawberries are burning in the polytunnel |
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| Fruit trees holding on in the polytunnel |
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| At least I can get out on the water |
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