Our May Floral Carriage Drive Summer is here...and there is only 4 words I can say. Hot hot hot hot! What else can we say about summer in Virginia? Oh, yes.... let's add - humid humid humid humid! There. That about sums it up! Riding and driving have come to a screeching halt. We've had a record stretch of 90 degree+ days - day after day - that have allowed almost no relief for human or beast. Luckily we have been having rain, but...the relentless heat is just draining. The ponies are now staying outside where (surprisingly) it is cooler ...relatively speaking ... under the trees and in their run-in sheds. Even my cool barn is now sitting empty - without fans going at top speed the stalls are just too "warm". Best that the ponies stay outside where they can catch the breezes...albeit hot blowing air. As for me....I've got a good book at my side, a nice tall glass of iced tea and a pool just waiting for me right outside the door. What a way to wile away the summer!