Today (June 21st) is the solstice, the first official day of summer. Time to go indoors.
Houston (love it though I do) is not the place to be in summer. It's hot. It's humid. On really bad days, the air is such a warm wet presence you feel as if you need gills.
If I had the means, I would move somewhere cooler in summer. Somewhere like England, where the average high temperature in June is 65.5 degrees Fahrenheit. 65! we won't see 65 until December. Our average is 91, and today it's 93!
And all that warmth brings with it bugs. Lots of bugs. Great big bugs with scary red eyes.
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| Cicada - harmless, but really, really ugly |
But at least cicadas don't bite. That makes them better than the mosquitoes. And boy do we have mosquitoes. Tip: Citronella candles are useless. Stay inside and wait for fall.
So sun, surf and sand? No, I will be spending the summer in the shade, drinking gallons of iced tea, reading mystery novels and waiting for the temperature to drop back into the upper 80's.
Friday Fun Video
Sums up my feelings about summer in Texas.
I've never been a big beach person, either. But for me, it's less about the heat than the sand. sand and saltwater just seem to get EVERYWHERE.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I get bored. There's only so much sitting and lying around I can do before I need to find something to occupy my mind and body. And just splashing around in the surf doesn't cut it for me.
Leslie
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