Behold, The Coneflower

Behold, the coneflower.

Echinacea purpurea.

Is there any better flower for a hot summer day?  And by hot, we mean temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit day after day with nary a drop of rain.

The weather forecasters call it "extreme heat".  It's miserable for everyone and I refuse to give in to it, though I have renamed summer "simmer" because you can almost keep a pot of boiling water