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The Dog Days of Summer

Here is a shot of our dog Lassie (so-named when her owner was a very little girl and didn’t care that the doggie wasn’t a collie):

lassie-in-the-creek.jpg

And, yes, it is hot today! 80 degrees Fahrenheit (about 26 degrees Celsius, eh?) is hot here.

Dog Days
pl.n.

1. The hot, sultry period of summer between early July and early September.
2. A period of stagnation.

[Translation of Late Latin diēs canīculārēs, Dog Star days (so called because the Dog Star (Sirius) rises and sets with the sun during this time) : Latin diēs, pl. of diēs, day + Late Latin canīculārēs, pl. of canīculāris, of the Dog Star.]

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Hot or not, though, I need to get started on dinner. I’m trying a nummy-sounding new recipe. I’ll let you know how it turns out!

This entry was posted on Wednesday, August 15th, 2007 at 5:11 pm and is filed under Favorite Photos, Fun Things. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

2 Responses to “The Dog Days of Summer”

  1. kerri says:
    August 15, 2007 at 7:09 pm

    It was about 80 here too.

    Your doggie looks very refreshed!

    Cup of Grace was my old blog name. I used to be on homeschoolblogger. When I moved to Blogger I tried a new name, but I decided I liked the old one better.

  2. Laura says:
    August 18, 2007 at 5:39 am

    I love that pic, Mom! Wow, a very good one of ol’ Lass 🙂 I’ll have to show Darren