My goodness! You have weather in the 40's! I am amazed at the changes in 'weather' from one day to the next. I am not complaining (yet).
I'm sorry you lost an apple tree. I love trees and hate to lose 'em. The city has one of our 110 year old pecans on their list to cut down --- but this year it is absolutely full of the brightest green leaves, so maybe they'll delete it from the list.
There's a different kind of heat here in NC at present...political heat...demand that a legislative leader (a Democrat) step down because of corruption...the Durham DA acting like the Queen of Hearts...and a press conference today from defense attorneys which is bound to curl hair...All that and the promised thunderstorm (both natural and political) make living in NC...well, interesting.
Oops, forgot to mention that tonight there are 2 contestants from NC in the American Idol show as well.