After three months of record low temperatures & rainfall, summer finally came to Seattle. The last few days it has been in the 80's/90's, with yesterday being the hottest day so far at 95F/35C. When mom came home from work it was too hot for our usual three mile walk so I had to stay in & wait until it was cool enough to go outside.
It was still around 90F after 8pm so mom gave up on the idea of a walk & we headed for the back yard which was cooler then the house by this time. Mom settled in with a glass of wine while I stared at here with my "play with me!" stare:
C'mon, play with me! Don't just sit there! Get up!
I found my whistling ball and ran around for a bit but it really was too hot for active play so I contented myself with stretching out on the grass to cool my tummy & chew on my ball.
Slinky the cat (whose cancer is still in remission - yay!) stared at us jealously through the window & meowed at us periodically to let us know he was NOT happy.
Then his littermate Shadow the cat shoved him away from the window & glared at us, too. Though both are indoor-only cats, Shadow has been outside a few times lately with mom supervising but he gets scared & runs back toward the house; much preferring to watch the outside world through an open window.
Making a mad dash towards my ball!
Another moment of rest and looking very happy to be playing outside, heat or no heat:
Keeping myself well-hydrated with some nice, cool water:
Look! When it starts to get dark outside I get alien eyes!
Today the temperature is about 10 degrees less so we are grateful for that, as it was really too hot yesterday.
It was still around 90F after 8pm so mom gave up on the idea of a walk & we headed for the back yard which was cooler then the house by this time. Mom settled in with a glass of wine while I stared at here with my "play with me!" stare:
C'mon, play with me! Don't just sit there! Get up!
I found my whistling ball and ran around for a bit but it really was too hot for active play so I contented myself with stretching out on the grass to cool my tummy & chew on my ball.
Slinky the cat (whose cancer is still in remission - yay!) stared at us jealously through the window & meowed at us periodically to let us know he was NOT happy.
Then his littermate Shadow the cat shoved him away from the window & glared at us, too. Though both are indoor-only cats, Shadow has been outside a few times lately with mom supervising but he gets scared & runs back toward the house; much preferring to watch the outside world through an open window.
Making a mad dash towards my ball!
Another moment of rest and looking very happy to be playing outside, heat or no heat:
Keeping myself well-hydrated with some nice, cool water:
Look! When it starts to get dark outside I get alien eyes!
Today the temperature is about 10 degrees less so we are grateful for that, as it was really too hot yesterday.
