"Dog days" are the hottest days of summer. In our part of the world, the southeastern United States, August is prime time for dog days. People say that wounds take longer to heal and infection is more likely during this time when the air is sultry and stagnant. According to Wikipedia, "Dog Days were popularly believed to be an evil time 'when the seas boiled, wine turned sour, dogs grew mad, and all creatures became languid causing to man burning fevers, hysterics, and phrensies' according to Brady's Clavis Calendarium, 1813." In Greensboro, yesterday was one of the DOGGONE hottest, muggiest days yet. Maybe there is something to those dog days!
In the photo above, these dogs, getting acquainted at a recent Dog Walk, don't seem a bit concerned! Perhaps the beautiful canines (Sirius and Sirisita) are planning to meet at Greensboro's Bark Park, quite a popular canine destination!
For ABC Wednesday, "D" is for "Dog Days."
Very interesting post. I am sure there must be some truth to it as well.
I think I'll take my cue from the actual dogs though- they certainly seem to know how to live, don't they?
Love the photo!
Posted by: Lily | Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 12:54 AM
What a dog delightful picture of the two cute dogs. We are thinking along the same lines today. I posted about Dog Days of Summer also. And I must say we have been having some hot, humid, sultry weather the last week or two. So I guess those Dog Days of Summer have arrived.
Posted by: Ann | Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 05:40 AM
It's simply hot everywhere this summer.
Posted by: Bill B | Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 07:27 AM
sweet capture!
Posted by: magiceye | Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 09:34 AM
Great take on the theme and an adorable shot of the dogs.
Posted by: Carver | Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 09:41 AM
In answer to your question; Where I am from? I live in Iowa, 26 miles from Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, Iowa. I live in a small town named Marengo, Iowa.
Posted by: Ann | Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 11:37 AM
Doggone it, a great contribution to D-day. You sent me looking for more information on the origin of "dog days" which links it to the star Sirius: http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=178. Very interesting. Thank you for summing up for so many of us in the "temperate" climate how awfully hot it has been.
Helen Mac
ABC Team
Posted by: Helen McCauslin | Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 02:58 PM
Had been dog days around here, but has fortunately moderated, thank DOG!
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Posted by: Roger Green | Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 03:58 PM
Ha - great dog days, for sure!
Posted by: Tumblewords | Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 06:27 PM
hee hee...
The dog on the left does not seem to be in the least happy with the pooch on the right...
;-D
Posted by: Louis la Vache | Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 11:22 PM
our dogs come to school everyday, dogs days or not. You are drinking lots of ice lemonade to keep cool?
Posted by: ann chin | Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 12:22 AM
Thanks for teaching the meaning of dogs day for a foreigner..but the ones in the photo are so cute..
Posted by: Aysegul | Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 07:30 AM
It's hot here too!
I didn't know the origins of dog days - very interesting. These two guys sure are cute!
Posted by: Halcyon | Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 09:05 AM
here, it is in April or May.. the hottest days..
nice one..
Posted by: Leo | Friday, August 13, 2010 at 10:38 AM