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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2006Perfect Patio Weather!
After the nasty storms blew through here on the evening of Tuesday, 4/25, the temps dropped about 30 degrees. Wednesday it was only about 60F and downright chilly. Yesterday it got up to about 75F. Today, it's expected to be about 79F and there is virtually no humidity. It's nicely sunny and cool! This is a perfect day to sit on the patio. Me on my swing; Persia in her Kitty Walk :) And yes, I got the RoundUp to kill that freakin' monkey grass. A bottle of the concentrate which claims it will, when mixed, kill up to 3000 sq. ft. of weeds. Problem is, the bottle didn't say I'd need a special sprayer. You only find that out when you open the little attached plastic-covered booklet thing. I don't have a sprayer. Sheesh. This is getting expensive. I'm starting to think I should just forget eradicating it and buy a weed wacker and trim it all back and forget about it :) Jill >After the nasty storms blew through here on the evening of Tuesday, 4/25, >the temps dropped about 30 degrees. Wednesday it was only about 60F and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >This is a perfect day to sit on the patio. Me on my swing; Persia in her >Kitty Walk :) Poifect! Ahh, kitties in the sunshine. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War > After the nasty storms blew through here on the evening of Tuesday, 4/25, > the temps dropped about 30 degrees. Wednesday it was only about 60F and [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Jill Either return what you got and just buy a spray bottle of the already mixed Roundup, or use any old spray bottle you might have around. Enjoy the weather. Sounds like heaven. Jo >> After the nasty storms blew through here on the evening of Tuesday, >> 4/25, the temps dropped about 30 degrees. Wednesday it was only [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Jo DH has at times used the need-to-mix stuff at full strength instead of mixing it, in order to kill stubborn weeds! Not monkey grass but crab grass invading the flower garden - he used a hand sprayer and a shield to keep it off the flowers. Kept the stuff gone all year, but it's creeping back this year! Grrrrrrrrrrrrr. I'm currently taking a break from mulch-spreading and weed pulling. > After the nasty storms blew through here on the evening of Tuesday, > 4/25, the temps dropped about 30 degrees. Wednesday it was only [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Jill Persia in the sunshine - I bet she loves it! I also bet that she's as gorgeous as Weeble thinks she is, too! Just make sure she has a bit of shade to retreat to in case she gets too hot. When ours sit in the front bedroom window in the mornings, they have a tendency to get baked (I call that window the Kitty-Bake Oven), and hop off for a few minutes to lay on the cool hardwood floor in the shade for a bit. Unfortunately, that also means that the seat is vacated - for another cat to claim! >> This is a perfect day to sit on the patio. Me on my swing; Persia in >> her Kitty Walk :) [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > gorgeous as Weeble thinks she is, too! Just make sure she has a bit > of shade to retreat to in case she gets too hot. Hey, I'm a good Meowmie! She has a kitty cabana cover with a little hammock at the end of her Kitty Walk. http://tinyurl.com/rgdj7 When ours sit in > the front bedroom window in the mornings, they have a tendency to get > baked (I call that window the Kitty-Bake Oven), and hop off for a few > minutes to lay on the cool hardwood floor in the shade for a bit. > Unfortunately, that also means that the seat is vacated - for another > cat to claim! They *do* get hot in the sun. But they also seem to seek out those rays of golden light... at least until they are medium-well done ;) I love petting Persia when she's on the windowsill by the back patio in the late afternoon and her fur is hot. She looks at me and says, "Mrrow?" and I say, "Yes, baby kitty, it's nice, isn't it? Mama loves Persia!" I'm obviously all googly-moogly over this gorgeous velvet green-eyes grey girl. It's hard to tell from her photos; her eyes usually look gold in inside light. But they are really green. Then again, they change colours, too; sometimes more green, sometimes more gold. Jill >>> This is a perfect day to sit on the patio. Me on my swing; Persia >>> in her Kitty Walk :) [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Jill It's strange petting Snoopy when she's been in the sun, her black patches get almost too hot to touch yet the white remains cool.  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >>>> This is a perfect day to sit on the patio. Me on my swing; Persia >>>> in her Kitty Walk :) [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > It's strange petting Snoopy when she's been in the sun, her black > patches get almost too hot to touch yet the white remains cool. That sort of makes sense, if you think about it. Dark clothing attracts heat so why not fur? However studies have shown if you wear dark clothes in the heat of a desert sun you stay cooler than if you wear white. Weird, huh? Jill > That sort of makes sense, if you think about it. Dark clothing > attracts heat so why not fur? However studies have shown if you > wear dark clothes in the heat of a desert sun you stay cooler than > if you wear white. Weird, huh? Isn't it that the dark stuff "holds" the heat on its surface, preventing it from passing through, whereas the lighter colors allow the heat through, thereby staying cool themselves? Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> That sort of makes sense, if you think about it. Dark clothing >> attracts heat so why not fur? However studies have shown if you [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > preventing it from passing through, whereas the lighter colors allow > the heat through, thereby staying cool themselves? You got the first part right, dark colors do absorb heat. But lighter colors reflect heat rather than letting it pass through. SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ >> Isn't it that the dark stuff "holds" the heat on its surface, >> preventing it from passing through, whereas the lighter colors >> allow the heat through, thereby staying cool themselves? > > You got the first part right, dark colors do absorb heat. But > lighter colors reflect heat rather than letting it pass through. I knew I didn't have it quite right. Bah! Thanks for the clarification. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> That sort of makes sense, if you think about it. Dark clothing >> attracts heat so why not fur? However studies have shown if you [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > preventing it from passing through, whereas the lighter colors allow > the heat through, thereby staying cool themselves? I would have said that dark colours heat up more, and thereby allow for quicker evaporation of any sweat. But on the whole, I can't see how dark colours woul dkeep you cooler on a stinking hot day. Yowie > I would have said that dark colours heat up more, and thereby allow > for quicker evaporation of any sweat. But on the whole, I can't see > how dark colours woul dkeep you cooler on a stinking hot day. I think it's important to have *loose* dark clothes, not tight ... Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> Magic Mood Jeep) wrote: >>>> This is a perfect day to sit on the patio. Me on my swing; Persia [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > It's strange petting Snoopy when she's been in the sun, her black patches > get almost too hot to touch yet the white remains cool. I hadn't really considered that when we got Kayla. She's a border collie and we did choose a smaller pup with shorter fur because our summers are so hot. She is mostly white as well and now I'm thinking that will be a good thing. The cats had their first "sprawl on the cool tile floor in the dark entry way" session yesterday. Its amazing how much they can sprawl out when they want to cool off. Jo > I hadn't really considered that when we got Kayla. She's a border > collie and we did choose a smaller pup with shorter fur because our > summers are so hot. She is mostly white as well and now I'm > thinking that will be a good thing. My dog Puma was a black lab mix. He used to "handle" the hot Virginia summers by digging out the ivy in the back yard so that he could rest in the cool dirt. Dad was not amused. Puma didn't care and spent most of the summer with orange dirt streaks on his fur. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> I hadn't really considered that when we got Kayla. She's a border >> collie and we did choose a smaller pup with shorter fur because our [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Dad was not amused. Puma didn't care and spent most of the summer with > orange dirt streaks on his fur. I'm really keeping a close eye out for digging. Once a dog starts, especially when they learn its a good way to stay cool, it can be very hard to get them to stop. We had most of our floors replaced last year. Mostly tile and some wood laminate. I sure wish we had gone with all tile. It stays much cleaner and is much cooler than the "wood". Not to mention it looks better when it isn't sparkling clean than the "wood" does. Jo |
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