tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post4517885573640445149..comments2024-03-29T09:54:08.208+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Early Mornings.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37867010292191845692022-08-09T04:01:11.014+01:002022-08-09T04:01:11.014+01:00And the diamonds were all hidden under the dust.And the diamonds were all hidden under the dust.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89355115678997344572022-08-09T02:02:32.996+01:002022-08-09T02:02:32.996+01:00Look at the bounty in those sweepings! Early bird ...Look at the bounty in those sweepings! Early bird and all that :)Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23178732152406331752022-08-08T20:07:22.850+01:002022-08-08T20:07:22.850+01:00I know that you live out in the desert where the c...I know that you live out in the desert where the climate is very extreme, so you are used to such things. Here we treat high temperatures as 'unusual'; which they're are no longer the case. Far too hot today.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41858663969335006222022-08-08T20:03:19.200+01:002022-08-08T20:03:19.200+01:00For the first time this year we had swallows swoop...For the first time this year we had swallows swooping down over the pool to drink. We watched them as we sipped our evening drinkies!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59972693680853801652022-08-08T18:27:38.864+01:002022-08-08T18:27:38.864+01:00I like you day very much. When I was feeling bette...I like you day very much. When I was feeling better and I didn't have a crazed storm upset Agatha rushing around in panic, my day was somewhat like yours. The monsoon storms are hitting at night also so we are sleeping when we can.<br />Yea computer working today (maybe)...angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2403371482056306312022-08-08T16:27:29.537+01:002022-08-08T16:27:29.537+01:00I have started getting up when I wake...between 5 ...I have started getting up when I wake...between 5 and 6am. A good time, like you, to gently get going and sort and tidy. It seems to have increased my total energy! <br />Now having a quiet time indoors while it is hot...our single swallow is chattering on the line, himself is having a siesta and I shall get on with some quilting in a minute gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70312772978470089642022-08-08T15:00:04.612+01:002022-08-08T15:00:04.612+01:00We were promised a storm for last Friday; nothing....We were promised a storm for last Friday; nothing. We are now hoping that next weekend we'll have some rain. We'll see. It's far too hot, and everywhere is bone dry.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68194335292021089792022-08-08T14:57:45.260+01:002022-08-08T14:57:45.260+01:00I suppose at my age I'm permanently on holiday...I suppose at my age I'm permanently on holiday. It's lovely!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81877337648040701372022-08-08T14:36:01.534+01:002022-08-08T14:36:01.534+01:00The heat is oppressive and has curtailed many proj...The heat is oppressive and has curtailed many projects outside. We got about 2 inches of rain last night. We need a week of steady rain! It feels like we are living on the equator. Something I would never choose.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57348797318856255212022-08-08T14:14:16.096+01:002022-08-08T14:14:16.096+01:00You do sound like you are on vacation! It is nice ...You do sound like you are on vacation! It is nice that you can relax and enjoy life!Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11477766834496188392022-08-08T13:06:23.748+01:002022-08-08T13:06:23.748+01:00I was just saying yesterday that there are no Cica...I was just saying yesterday that there are no Cicadas or even Crickets singing this year. I wonder if the ground is too hard and dry for them to 'hatch'?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58985438059253978242022-08-08T12:52:52.516+01:002022-08-08T12:52:52.516+01:00I wish I could get up at 5am at this time of the y...I wish I could get up at 5am at this time of the year. There's so much I could do in the cool and quiet of the morning. Complete silence. Even the cicadas don't start till 6. <br />And then I could relax as you do. <br />I have been known to get up at 7. But it's so cool then, also a good time to sleeplocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28432741423974093722022-08-08T10:24:31.436+01:002022-08-08T10:24:31.436+01:00Wot; and let him find all those half empty Champag...Wot; and let him find all those half empty Champagne bottles?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67149089011504300932022-08-08T10:21:58.977+01:002022-08-08T10:21:58.977+01:00All that stress! I don't know how you can bear...All that stress! I don't know how you can bear it. Why not employ a pool attendant? <br />Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-56364665919819424312022-08-08T09:28:20.527+01:002022-08-08T09:28:20.527+01:00It's not usually as remunerative, more fishing...It's not usually as remunerative, more fishing-out dead lizards from the skimmers than finding gold.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21099750406265494652022-08-08T09:26:50.957+01:002022-08-08T09:26:50.957+01:00We have another week of 33-35 C temps, with maybe ...We have another week of 33-35 C temps, with maybe some storms at the weekend. We'll see!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76239737714607318592022-08-08T09:07:47.260+01:002022-08-08T09:07:47.260+01:00Your description of cleaning up around the pool am...Your description of cleaning up around the pool amused me. I get up early too by the way, at 7am. Years or working life mostly rising at 5am, makes 7 a good sleep in. My partner rises somewhere between 9 and 10.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24260186206016421972022-08-08T08:59:42.238+01:002022-08-08T08:59:42.238+01:00I'm just back from my weekly shopping trip. Al...I'm just back from my weekly shopping trip. All done by 9.30 ish, so the rest of the day is for relaxing.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51597425413641749782022-08-08T08:58:30.654+01:002022-08-08T08:58:30.654+01:00I wish I could sleep; I'm a classic insomniac....I wish I could sleep; I'm a classic insomniac.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27105635324980460642022-08-08T08:21:52.160+01:002022-08-08T08:21:52.160+01:00I am very lazy and don't get up until around 8...I am very lazy and don't get up until around 8 a.m. As our temperature usually hovers around the 18C mark I spend most days outside, either walking or gardening, unless it rains. The weather certainly seems to dictate lifestyles.<br />JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67528289620440950912022-08-08T08:07:03.304+01:002022-08-08T08:07:03.304+01:00Sounds like you have your schedule down pat for co...Sounds like you have your schedule down pat for coping with hot temperatures and staying cool as possible. My schedule is much more irregular.Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81413615457290932912022-08-08T07:57:18.451+01:002022-08-08T07:57:18.451+01:00I have gotten very lazy and don't even get up ...I have gotten very lazy and don't even get up until 8am and then amble on through the day doing not very much. The wintry weather makes me sleepy. Of course the summer heat does too, so there's a lot of sleeping getting done here.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.com