Summer Has Arrived In Appalachia
The Summer Solstice was on June 21st. For several days before and after, the Sun seems to stand still. The longest day and the shortest night of the year occur on the Summer Solstice. This is sometimes called Midsummer since it is roughly in the middle of the growing season.
For most folks in Southern Appalachia this is the time of year when intense heat begins bringing high temperatures and high humidity.
You know:
~Hot as an Oven
~Hot as 4th of July
~Hot as a Firecracker
~ Hotter than Hell
~Hotter than 40 Hells
~Hotter than the Hinges of Hell
~Hot as a Frying Pan
~Hotter than a 2 Dollar Pistol
So how hot is it at your house? And what do you do to cool down?
Tipper
p.s. to read more about my Appalachian Heritage-please visit me at the Blind Pig & The Acorn
July 3rd, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk, or on my head!
May 3rd, 2010 at 3:25 am
You ain’t seen hot ’til you’ve visited Arizona in July. Out here they say, “It was so hot today, I saw two palm trees fightin’ over a dog!”