{"id":573899166,"date":"2026-07-06T20:09:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T00:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/?p=573899166"},"modified":"2026-07-28T03:05:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T07:05:46","slug":"hows-the-weather-up-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/blog\/2026\/07\/06\/hows-the-weather-up-there\/","title":{"rendered":"How&#8217;s the weather up there?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is no going outside. There is no doing of things. There is only making sure that the air keeps moving, and finding the sweet spot to sit in for optimal ceiling fan coverage.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/july26\/graphic02.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The truly great thing is that this heatwave hasn&#8217;t even concluded yet &#8212; that temperature was on Saturday &#8212; and meteorologists are already confidently forecasting the next one. That&#8217;ll be the third of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Also, this was the only cloud in the sky. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/july26\/july02.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Poison ivy update: I have learned going outside is really uncomfortable now. All the places stressed by the blistery itchy irritated skin. It feels like the skin is being stretched apart and pulled together at the same time, somehow. Also, it just exacerbates the itching. This weekend I also graduated to oatmeal baths. They sounded silly, they still do, but also they seem helpful. Nice long soaks of the arms seem to give the Cortisone and Calamine a fighting chance at providing a little relief. <\/p>\n<p>We are now approaching week two of poison ivy. Most people deal with this for two or three weeks. I bet I&#8217;ll be dealing with it for two weeks. Maybe three.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/blog\/banners\/bannerkruger.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I have a complex relationship with giraffes. They are awesome. It is an unrequited appreciation. Few animals give off the same air of indifference, but that&#8217;s part of what makes them awesome. Here is a short clip of two we saw at Kruger National Park when we were on safari there last month. <\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player.html?video=xastewm\"style=\"width:100%; height:100%; position:absolute; left:0px; top:0px; overflow:hidden; border:none;\"allowfullscreentitle=\"Dailymotion Video Player\"allow=\"web-share\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;\t<\/p>\n<p>The safari won me over on the first day. The views were lovely, the animals we encountered were outstanding and each one felt unique, and our guide was top notch. The entire experience was stress free, aside from early morning wake ups. If we ever find ourselves in South Africa again, and going on a safari again, it&#8217;ll be with <a href=\"https:\/\/wild-wings-safaris.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wild Wings<\/a>. And if you&#8217;re considering doing such a thing, do it. And book it with <a href=\"https:\/\/wild-wings-safaris.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wild Wings<\/a>. They were terrific.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no going outside. There is no doing of things. There is only making sure that the air keeps moving, and finding the sweet spot to sit in for optimal ceiling fan coverage. The truly great thing is that this heatwave hasn&#8217;t even concluded yet &#8212; that temperature was on Saturday &#8212; and meteorologists [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,3,10,117,116],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-573899166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-memories","category-monday","category-photo","category-safari","category-south-africa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573899166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=573899166"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573899166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":573899167,"href":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573899166\/revisions\/573899167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=573899166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=573899166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=573899166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}