"It's been dry, dry, then hot, hot, then wet, wet." So one of my vendor friends at the farmers market summed up our summer so far. And right now the "wet wet" is mixed with more "hot hot." After living in this house for more than 20 years, I was finally compelled to buy an AC window unit to at least cool part of my upstairs. The downstairs has to rely on pulled window shades plus a fan. But I still get in the car and use its AC as I drive around. And I still visit the library with its comfy chairs and just-right temperature.
But winter sets in with such a vengeance that I feel it's important to appreciate summer while we have it ... with its green green days as that color overtakes everything from our trillions of trees to the greenish skies that appear with the approach of a good crashing thunderstorm.
I personally prefer the dry-dry to the wet-wet whether it's hot-hot or not. But those non-humid days are rare--belonging to country far west of here. We in the northeast are part of the high-humidity crowd. It can be debilitating and make us grumpy. Or send us off to the nearest lake or river for boating and swimming because that's one thing we do have around here: water.
Here are some of our summer views:
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| Getting ready for the canoe race |
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| Afternoon party |
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| For when the party crowd is ready to sit |
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| The Fourth, bocce balls and all |
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| Hammock and honey |
