Growing old in the heat

Today it's 86 degrees outside, and it took me darn near 5 hours to do the yard work.
Now, mind you it use to take me about 3 hours, but, I'm discovering that with age, I get hot much quicker and need to take more frequent breaks. How I miss the days of my youth, when I could do all the yardwork at once, without a break, thus getting done earlier in the day.
I'd love to start earlier in the day, when it is a bit cooler (like about 6 a.m.), but most times the grass is damp from dew, and I don't think my neighbors would appreciate it much, either. But, the way I look at it, if they don't like me mowing/trimming at dawn, they can take me to the hospital after I've suffered a heat stroke!

Now the kids, on the other hand, have it made today. Staying inside in the a/c, and when they do venture out, there is a wading pool just inviting them in, and they do like their pool.
The girls also did their daily "furniture olympics", and now are resting.

We did have a little bit of a scare earlier, through my own negligence. I had finished the yard work, and was beginning another project, and the kids had to inspect my work (as they usually do), and as they go out the sliding back door, it dawned on me, I had left the door leading from the back patio into the garage---open---into the wide wide world. Emily, was the only one (thankfully) that noticed. But, much to my surprise, and nonchalance, I called her a few times and she came right back. Now, for any breed other than a Siberian, that's not so unusual. But, remember, these are Sibes I have, and when they have an open space in which to run, that is what they will normally do. But, Miss Emily ran over to the neighbors, around their house, and came right back. What a good girl!! I'm afraid if it had been Mona, or perhaps Katherine, I'd still be waiting-and waiting.
I've learned with these guys, not to get excited that they got loose, not to go running after them, and usually, they'll come back. Usually.