das wetter: sommer erwärmung

it's officially hot. 30º+ for the past few days (despite the taunting 29º my weather monitor says). the humidity (schwüligkeit or feuchtigkeit; i like the former for reasons that would probably only be obvious to people who know german) isn't nearly as bad as nashville, but has become a limiting factor in ausblicken--i honestly can't think of the english word for that.

these goats—they actually look more like dogs! i was shocked for a minute when i saw them—discovered some shade by the roadside: