It's a nigh near perfect day here in North Alabama. A Goldie Locks kind of day, not too hot, not too cold. Sunshine and no humidity, well what passes for no humidity in these parts. We're in the beginnings of fall color.

Ran in a 5K this morning. Nice cool temperatures and did I mention no humidity? Had the best time of the year in this race. It's nice to see improvement, and have reassurance that the bp meds do not adversely athletic performance. Glad I don't have to be on beta blockers. Seriously thinking about taking the kayak out for a sunset cruise.

It's a glorious day to be alive, amd be active.

Indian Summer. What a perfect phrase, what a perfect description of halcyon day. PC be damned.

We've had an Indian Summer for the past week. The temps up in the nineties, close a hundred a couple of days. We are fortunate that we don't have high humidity at any time of the year.
It's getting back to "normal" or what we hope is normal this week, a fog bank is rolling in and cooling everything down.
My perfect temps, 51 low,73 high, 50 humidity. And the barometer moving towards rain.

gandle, I had no idea of the "etymology of indian summer" either, so I looked it up. See link below. It sounds complicated to me.

Here is a link that might be useful: Indian Summer

Our Indian Summer is over. I hope, but who knows these days. My new favorite day is today, low 58, high 68, light rain. Lol,I planted my cool weather plants, kept them alive during the heat wave and I'm looking forward to a somewhat "normal" fall.

We have been having lovely weather as well. low humidty, in the low 70's during the day, 50's at night. We have had a light frost in some areas last Monday. I picked the last of the green beens today and pulled the plants. I had pulled the tomatos and peppers several weeks ago, they had already pooped out.

I'm so glad to see that some of us are having a good weather experience,and that we are posting about it here at GW. At this point in time at our house, ouside temp is 60, wind 0, humidity 64, barometer says "no change". I'm a very happy camper.

Dorf, You talking about the goldielocks below?

Here is a link that might be useful: Indian Summer

Never heard of that particular version.

P.S.
Dorph is not my name.

endorphinjunkie, sorry if I got your name wrong. It was not intentional. My bad.

Not a problem, it just that I have never referred to myself by that name. EndorphinJunkie is my user name. I have, in the past, referred to myself as Angus Gonzalez, Brad Hackerman, and implied that I might be the Mad Hatter. Those days are gone, and don't seem like they are coming back. In a pinch, one can call me Michael.

By the way, what would you like us to call you? West Gardener seems so formal.

Hi endorphinjunkie, Michael, glad there is no "problema". Just call me Betty.

Our summer has not left yet. Yes, the nights are cooler, but still warm during the day and no rain in sight. I long for a rainy, foggy, cold day, the furnace running, dark enough to have a light on. I am tired of having to water the hydrangeas, the other younger shrubs and the front dogwood every day, as well as the salvias which still bloom and get visited by the few wild bees and bumble bees. Gripe. gripe!