It's Summertime!

Indianapolis. 7/8.2021 dwm photo

 A hot and hazy afternoon is the perfect time for summer solstice. It's the longest "day" of the year, with two more seconds of daylight than yesterday and two more than tomorrow.

 

 That's 15 hours, 22 minutes, and 16 seconds!

 

 It feels like summer. The dew-point has been high, making it sticky, which doesn't go well with temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s.

 

 I'm partial to low to moderate dew-points and temperatures in the 70s to low 80s. When hot and humid is forecast, I try to get out early in the morning.

 

Summer of '24

The days are hot

It's tough to breathe.

Elver Park, Madison, 8/1/2015 dwm photo

Pollen in air

Makes me sneeze.

The cicadas aren't here

They're not heard this year.

A few miles south,                                    

Folks hardly can hear

 

Cold glasses of lemonade

Can still be had

For a dollar a glass

Which isn't half-bad.

Life in the sauna

Doesn't last long

In just 98 days,

Summer is gone!

    6/16/2024 dwm