Austin is a hot place right now.  I'm not talking about the real estate market, but the air temperature.  As I sit here writing this at 12:45 PM it is already 96 degrees at the Lake Travis weather station.  So far this year we have already had 14 days of 100 degeree or higher temperatures (for people in Canada and other countries, 100 degrees F is around 38 degrees C).  Austin has already had three more days over 100 than an average year's total.  I'm reminded of June around 10 years ago when the weather was similar.  We baked in June and then had relatively comfortable temps in July and August.

The grass in my yard isn't just dry and yellow.  It crunches like twigs when I walk across it.  I'm not watering regularly because it just goes dormant and I don't want to waste water.  To keep a yard green means watering just about every other day and I don't want to waste the water.  With no significant rain in months, Lake Travis is dropping steadily.  The last thing we need is the lake back to where it was 18 months ago - 40 feet below full with islands and peninsulas all over the place.

What is ironic is that June 21, the first official day of summer, isn't even here yet and we've already surpassed the average number of 100 degree days for a year!