Too darn hot

First of all, thanks so much for the astonishing response to the challenge of MonoMonday. I'm thrilled to bits that so many people are taking part. I'm blown away by the creativity and breadth of subjects that have come up so far. It's amazing.

43 degrees here today, a bit cooler tomorrow, and then a solid week of 40 degree plus weather. It's a bit hard to take, but it will be over soon enough, and then no doubt I'll be bitching complaining about the cold and the rain.

This dried grass seed really typifies this weather - I dread to think of the consequences if a fire takes hold in the Mt. Lofty Ranges. There's a really bad fire burning in the southern Flinders Ranges - it's been going for a couple of weeks now. High winds are forecast tonight - we're all holding our breath.