So it's been rather warm, OK, hot, up here in East Tennessee during the past week. In fact, it's a lot hotter this June than last year, and it's painfully reminding us of Florida's hot and humid weather. We hope it cools off soon. It was in the lower 90s today with a heat index in the shade of 100 degrees, and in the sun it felt like 105-110 degrees. Not fun!
The lack of rain in many southern states has made it difficult for farmers, including my dad. There isn't any grass for cattle and other livestock to eat, and hay bales and other food items have skyrocketed in cost due to supply and demand, higher gas prices, other reasons, etc. One of the local radio staions in Knoxville, WIVK, is holding a benefit concert for farmers in East Tennesse in late July. They're hoping to raise $100,000 to buy hay for area farmers. Let's hope they raise that and a lot more!
On a lighter note about the heat, I'll always remember a saying posted on a familiar business where I grew up in Gainesville, FL. During the summer it read, "Spring has sprung, Fall has fell, Summer weather is hotter than Hell!." I used to love repeating it as we drove by in the car since I wasn't supposed to say the word "hell." Do you remember that Mom and Dad?
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