As you know, hubby had shoulder surgery a couple of weeks ago, so I've been trying to keep up with things. We don't have a big place, but it does take a while to get the mowing done. He's doing much better, thank you. It's getting harder to keep him from doing what he thinks he can do.
We do have a lot of trees, and they do provide shade. Here is the shadiest spot in the pasture (no, no animals there right now, but we still call it the pasture).
A shot of the canopy. ;-)
Lovely spot, isn't it? And yes, we need to do some trimming.
This is what you see when you exit. Lots and lots of sun.
We have lots of trees, and sporadic shade from them. And it does feel nice when you get in it.
But there is a lot of sun to mow under, too. ;-)
This is how the shade tree looks from the outside. You can see the Live Oaks are shorter than the pecan trees. :-)
I saw this little fellow(?) while I was mowing. It was in the shade too.
Can you see the little praying mantis? :-)
I should have used the umbrella contraption like I used here; but the tractor has a roll bar and I couldn't figure out how to mount the umbrella. I'll have to figure it out for next time, though, because it's only getting hotter this week; and I think I got a mild case of heat stroke today.
I felt fine while I was sitting on the tractor and mowing (though it was hot -- 100F, (37.8C)). I took short breaks. I had 2 bottles of water with me.
But when I finished and went in the house, I very nearly blacked out. My vision kept getting hazy and I was dizzy and weak. Couldn't move and my legs almost gave out, so I had no choice but to sit down. (A little background here: Until my 60th birthday, I didn't sweat. Finally, a few years after menopause I can sweat!) Anyway, I got the small fan off the counter and turned it on high. Then I called hubby and asked him to come into the kitchen so he could move the other fan so it would blow on me, too. No AC in the kitchen and I couldn't get up to go to the closest air conditioned room.
I asked him to give me some celery, and I really started feeling better while I was sitting there.
Suffice to say, I feel fine after some dinner and more to drink. But I really should have had the sense to come in out of the sun. It took two days to mow the pasture. Next time I'll take three.
You all have a wonderful, safe weekend. ♥