After suffering a brutal (and I mean God awful brutal July),
August came prancing into my life with life giving of rain and a change from
hellish heat to blessed coolness. After many weeks stuck inside my home
watching the electric meter buzz like an angry insect, I was able to shut off
the AC, open my windows and re-emerge from the prison that was my home. All of
a sudden, just as if some deity flipped a switch; off were the hundred plus
degree days and on was the kind of weather that everyone loves to waddle about
in! For once I was outside and not sweltering! For once I was able to go ride a
bike and not end up drenched in sweat! Wow…good stuff that.
As a fitting cap to the month, an old hurricane by the name
of Isaac motored through the area and gave us a whole day of light drizzle and
while it didn’t amount to much in the way of precipitation (0.86), it was a
good way to exit the month with over 5 inches of rain all told.
Now, we have all bid a fond adieu to that wonderful month
and turn warily to face the uncertainty that is September and beyond. My
thoughts are a jumble. ‘Will the good times continue? Will future rains fall
and drench the soil under my feet?’ I ask these questions of myself.
