Mid-August

Since that heatwave we haven't had any unusually hot weather in the upper Northeast - unlike the country's south and mid-section where records highs have cracked the fields in many places. Some areas of Nh have noticed less rain than usual, however.
Here in the western part of NH we have had enough rain to keep the crops going and the ponds full. We have had our muggy days, but not anything like what it was those sweltering days in July.
Some wildlife sightings: three mallard ducks waddling on our driveway soon after a rainstorm, a giant garter snake in the middle of the driveway, the beaver blinking, a huge toad in the back garden, gigantic mushrooms that seem to have almost exploded.
In the meantime, we have been enjoying long swims in the local lake from the town beach, snorkeling about and investigating the rocks for sunfish.