This isn't a joke. It is so hot in Raleigh, N.C., a squirrel was splayed out on the cement of the front porch to get cool. At first I wondered if it was ill or deceased, but when I rapped gently on the storm door, it got up and hopped away, but not too fast. I've seen other squirrels doing this lately, just trying to lose some of their body heat. These are Southern squirrels used to what this climate used to be. I've been tracking around doing errands this p.m., but remembering to move at a moderate pace and keep drinking water. It is supposed to cool down Monday and Tuesday by a few degrees. We're at three digits, with the heat index around 107. Hot for some places, not for others, but definitely for this part of the Southland.
