Sleepy Squirrel

Dear Diary,

I think the heat is finally getting to Gaylord because he stopped for a little nap on a limb of Auntie's tree while Squirrel Nutkin snacked at the seed bowl below.  Although yesterday was a little bit cooler the humidity was still high and, as they say, "It's not the heat, it's the humidity."   Of course, Gaylord is now in his 5th summer so the old codger is probably feeling it as much as I am.

Nearly daily thunderstorms are keeping us damp and lessening the chance of a wildfire, which I am very thankful for.  At this time of year, if we get prolonged drought and high heat lightening can touch off a fire.  Locals still talk about the wildfires of 1947 that burned huge areas of Maine.  We want no repeat of that!