I think we had more humidity here--this corner of the county tends to get the southeastern moisture fetches that will miss the rest of the area. It was definitely hotter than yesterday. I've filled water barrels three times so far, and hosed horses off three times. Even Carrma stood to be hosed, and she never does that.
The lizards are loving it. There's one huge collared lizard over by Capria's pen, who comes out and does pushups, then flashes a bright teal throat. He's variegated brown otherwise, with a black collar.
Meanwhile the rabbit family has been staking out the middle stall in the heat of the day, and flopping at various boneless angles where the ground is damp from dumped water barrels. They sprawl like cats--I had no idea rabbits were that floppy. They barely crack an eyelid when I come through, though Pook can get Evil and flush them all out. Pook has a distinct streak of Hobbes in his makeup. They leave when he chases them, but come right back behind him.
Desert critters are made for this weather and do just fine in it. Some of them get all their moisture from what they eat--never need to drink at all--and others estivate or come out at night. At midday there's a fair number of birds, lizards, and bugs out and about. Snakes, too, sometimes, though I don't have a lot of those here; the house snake (a very large gopher snake) is mostly nocturnal. I see its tracks in the dirt in the mornings.
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Date: 2004-06-04 06:13 pm (UTC)The lizards are loving it. There's one huge collared lizard over by Capria's pen, who comes out and does pushups, then flashes a bright teal throat. He's variegated brown otherwise, with a black collar.
Meanwhile the rabbit family has been staking out the middle stall in the heat of the day, and flopping at various boneless angles where the ground is damp from dumped water barrels. They sprawl like cats--I had no idea rabbits were that floppy. They barely crack an eyelid when I come through, though Pook can get Evil and flush them all out. Pook has a distinct streak of Hobbes in his makeup. They leave when he chases them, but come right back behind him.
Desert critters are made for this weather and do just fine in it. Some of them get all their moisture from what they eat--never need to drink at all--and others estivate or come out at night. At midday there's a fair number of birds, lizards, and bugs out and about. Snakes, too, sometimes, though I don't have a lot of those here; the house snake (a very large gopher snake) is mostly nocturnal. I see its tracks in the dirt in the mornings.