Bako ...

Horribly blurry, but it reads 113℉

Bakersfield is affectionately, and not so affectionally, referred to as Bako during the summer.  As in baking hot ...  

I know many of you live in places that are pretty hot right now, too.  I am not saying that it is hotter here, you all deal with some pretty horrendous humidity, but it is pretty dang hot right now.  Friday's low was 80℉ and the recorded high was 108℉.  I think Saturday's low was 82℉ and the high was another 109℉.  Sunday's LOW was 86℉!

I am still riding every morning even though it feels like we're schooling on the surface of the sun.  Since I go back to work on Thursday, I even rode on Saturday which I don't usually do during the summer, but with the heat, I only rode Sydney and turned Speedy out; on Sunday, I rode Speedy and turned Sydney out.

With the "extra" time I gained by only riding one horse a day, I had to find something else to do with my time.  So what does a girl do who would rather be at the barn?

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Well ... since it was so hot, drying my girths and pads took about 4 minutes.

We're also teaching Tobias to swim and jump into the pool ...

Yep, that's me! It's my inlaws' pool.

Tobias has learned to do a flying leap into the pool!

Hubby and Tobias doing the dog paddle!

And then, since Tobias will be spending his days outside when I go back to work, we made a quick trip to Lowe's to find a misting system for him.

Tobias is supervising Hubby's efforts.

Three months ago, pre-Tobias, that was a beautiful fern.

All finished! The shades were done a few years ago.

We even managed to go to lunch together.  As much as I enjoy riding, this was not a bad way to spend a hot weekend!