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Nature and Gardening

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All things green, outdoors, and nature-y. Whether it's animals in their natural habitat, hiking trails and mountains, or planting a little garden for yourself (and everything in between), you can talk about it here.

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[Image description: an image from the movie Dazed and Confused with text that reads "'This summer is too hot'. Me: 'Have you ever planted trees?' 'No.' Me: 'Be a lot cooler if you did'"

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[โ€“] boonhet@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I have two potential routes for one specific part of my journey home from work. One is shaded, the other is not.

The difference in temperature I perceive is MASSIVE. Maybe the difference in air temperature isn't, but a couple of degrees difference in ambient temp + not having the sun actively microwave me adds up.

[โ€“] averyminya 2 points 4 months ago

All that heat reflecting from the ground isn't getting you when it's shaded!