Managing a hot day.

Not what you would expect, as the wildlife will show us how.

An afternoon siesta after lunch, and her stomach was full.

I have three squirrels in here that will show you how they handle the heat. I don't think that there is a lesson in here, and all that I can think of, would be that a rest in the shade would be the best to do for us. Some of the tourists here come from hot countries, and they know how to handle the heat, but those that come from the snowy countries, can pick up sunstroke in a bat of an eye. To have a fair, or pale skin, and to suntan in the heat on the beaches is an absolute no-no, as the blazing sun can turn one's skin as red as a lobster. Then of course, a bit later the blisters will start, to spoil the fun.

At first, she took advantage of the heat, before she ate, and then she popped onto the wall to rest and recover, in the first picture.

This one laid sprawled on the heat of the paving while eating a nut.

But this little guy beat them all in a demonstration of how to handle the wind. He rested his head on the frame of a palisade fence.

Then he flattened out a bit with his stomach to soak up the coolness of the wall in the shade.

We tried to lure him by placing some nuts on the floor, and he looked interested.

But, no, he was too lazy to come off from that cool spot :)

Let me show you what the sun can do to one of the Echinopsis plants.

Scary, isn't it? We obviously planted this in a bad spot.

And the sun was very happy to show us our error.

Between too much watering and the sun its core was hollowed out.

So yeah, one cannot afford to play with the sun over here. What I cannot understand is that we have plants here from Mexico, South America, and other hot countries, so all of these plants should survive. But not so, as this is the African sun and it is well known for its blazing heat. They say that the ozone layer has been depleted by the toxic gases sent up in the air, and so our UV (Ultra Violet) rays have become more dangerous. I can agree with that, as the weatherman sends out warnings almost every day to stay out of the sun.

Before, we could take a pleasant walk in the sunlight, but now we cannot do that anymore, as after a few steps we can feel that our skins start to burn. I am fairly dark skinned, and my wife is fairly like a fairy light skinned, so she suffers more than me. I used to work outside in the country most of my younger life, in shorts and boots with no shirt, but now I dress up almost like a monk when I have to walk in the sun:) I can feel that things are starting to change drastically and one doesn't know if the global warming issue is at play or not. All that I can say, is that there is definitely a difference.
Such is life.

I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.

Photos by Zac Smith. All-Rights-Reserved.

Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.

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