Summer has me hot and bothered

THREE hot days and it appears that summer is over.

KARIN JURICKWeeds (11 p.m., Showtime): Nancy gets an ominous message from Guillermo.Middlekauff's works are on view March 20-23 at Legacy Contemporary Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ. He is also represented by Montana Trails Gallery, Bozeman, MT; Romicks Home Collection, Steamboat Springs, CO; and Stanfield Fine Art, Aspen, CO, and Park City, UT.Using a trompe l'oeil technique, he paints in surfboards, candy wrappers, and toys.A self-taught artist, she attributes her talent and exposure to art to her mother, Lee, who sold her works at traveling art shows. Several years ago Jurick began studying and painting seriouslyobserving works, she says, by favorite artists such as Wayne Thiebaud, Lucian Freud, Burton Silverman, and Ken Auster. "I am an avid fan of realism, but I strive to paint with loose, expressive brush strokes and use daring, vivid colors to achieve paintings with life and spontaneity."We've actually got a fan but it turns like a radar dish looking for enemy aircraft and makes a noise like a Messerschmitt on each pass. This can be a bit unnerving if you are watching television or trying to get to sleep.For the artist, the main concern is to cause viewers to smile. "I want people to see the old things anew, in a fresh and different way," he says. "I want to entertain and offer cheerfulness, because there are enough serious things in the world."The Bosch could plough through a dense lawn as if invading Western Europe but the Flymo is a delicate piece of kit by comparison - more a Sopwith Camel than a Tiger tank - and you need to use it frequently to keep the grass down to a reasonable cutting level.Raising the Bar (8 and 10 p.m., TNT): Michelle falls for a cop who may have lied on the stand.Greek (9 p.m., ABC Family): Dale and Calvin each make a "purity pledge."When Julie Oriet was growing up in Montana, she enjoyed riding, fishing, and backpacking in Yellowstone National Park. Today she remains fascinated with life in the wild, only these days she lives in Wyoming and her artistic vision turns heavenward. "We have beautiful skies here and I can't help but look at them," Oriet says. "The clouds are constantly changing. And change is what catches my eye."

Come on summer, make a return. Prove the met men right for once and I'll even buy a barbecue and a garden shower. I'll even play Agadoo. Honest.