Full swoon

This is what a night-blooming cereus blossom looks like the morning after opening into that splendor I showed you the other day.

And it's what I feel like, even early in the day.

At 8, when I'm out hand-watering pots (finishing at about 11), it's already in the high 80s or low 90s.

This afternoon, when I ventured out for groceries, the car thermostat showed 104.