The weather here has been sultry hot.  You know the kind of hot that makes the air seem thick.  Every year I think it is hotter than the year before but really I just notice the heat more.  Seems the older I get the more I am like my mother and grandmother, they were always “shvetzin”.

It has rained most afternoons. Loud thunder claps and big lightning bolts streaking through the sky and big big rain drops.  Then it calms down and the rain is soft and pretty.  Then it stops and the sun comes back out.

THEN, steam comes up off the streets and the heat and humidity make it feel like you are in some kind of ritual tent sweating your way to a higher state of being.  But really you are just sweating and getting stinky.

With all that said…I am truly thankful for the beauty of this earth and the different seasons.  The summer storms are awesome and combined with the heat there is a lushness in the gardens and parks and along the roads.  Every thing meant to be green and growing is flourishing.

Today I think I may wilt in this weather yet I am thankful for the natural beauty of the earth…

…and the un-natural beauty of air conditioning.