The sun rose over the eastern horizon to an already hot Texas landscape. Soon the morning dew was shimmering in evaporation, adding to the already oppressive humidity. Open burning bans and water rationing are being instituted in our county and surrounding counties. Fortunately we are allowed to pump water from the lake.
Welcome to a hot Texas summer.
An unusually mild spring has abruptly changed into an early and very hot summer. Heat advisories are up everywhere and the sounds of air-conditioner are grinding away, valiantly trying to keep their occupants cool.
Lawn mowers are cranked up in the early morning hour, adding to the air-conditioner hum, to add a wakeup call. However, given the heat, mowing in the early morning hours, while the temperature in “only” in the 80’s, is the only way!
By late morning the neighborhood mowers, yard workers, walkers and anyone liking the outdoors are forced back into their air-conditioned shelters...waiting for the cool of evening .
Air-conditioning...wow, I can’t believe, that as a boy in the 50’s and 60’s, we lived without air-conditioning, and in Houston no less!
Well the lawn is mowed, the water turned on...now it’s time to go back to the cool of the house.
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