What do you do when it’s 95?
I have to keep pig-farmer’s Berkshires cool. Did you know pigs do not sweat? Therefore, they are very susceptible to over-heating. Their previous farm had a sprinkler system. Our sprinkler system is me, with a hose.
I tried to take pictures, but found it hard to hold the camera, try to focus it and spray the water. I think you’ll get the idea, though:
- Bert will drink from the hose.
Bernice prefers her back to be sprayed.
All of the animals are getting several checks through the day. Treats, too.
- Happy hates to be left out.
Early-mornings have been for pumpkin and gourd harvesting. 
- 530 pounds of pumpkins to the local garden/landscape center.
Afternoons are for decorating and cleaning inside – thankfully, in air conditioning!
I hope my fall decorations help bring fall-like temperatures!
Just Make the Coffee 
The pumpkins in the truck bed are gorgeous. Couldn’t you just get the pigs a kiddie pool at Wal-Mart? It’s just as hot here and I melt after a couple of hours. Hey your photos and captions aren’t together in a couple of shots. All you gotta do to fix that is edit the photo and click the box that says something about linking the caption to the photo.
Thanks for info – I’ll have to play around with that.
I was joking, Marla!
Maybe you were joking about the pool … but not the helpful tip about the photo/caption! That will help me out. 🙂
I thought you meant you were going to play around with the idea of a kiddie pool for the pigs. Sorry.
Love the fall decor and the pigs are adorable!!!! I think it’s so cute how they love the water hose!!! I’m so ready to decorate for fall.
This is probably the earliest I’ve ever decorated: Thanks to working at home now and the 95 degree weather!
We are just now having weather out of the 100’s. I’m looking forward to starting my decorating and buying my mums and pumpkins this week
I hope to see some pics!
Yes I will post as soon as I get done!
Love the truck full of pumpkins! It’s so hot here, too. I’m ready for some fall!
Growing the pumpkins and gourds have really made me look forward to fall! It finally cooled down here!
It has been hot like that here for a while, too. 97 today again. We need rain and may bet some in the morning.
I hope you get rain soon!
That’s lots of pretty pumpkins! The pigs do seem to enjoy the water.
I feel sorry for the animals when it gets drastically hot (or cold). We do what we can to help them stay comfortable.
I love those piggy smiles! Pigs are so much fun…just like playful puppies ALL THE TIME!
Linda
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I love trying to capture the animals’ expressions in pictures!