Wednesday, the boys came to us later than usual. I had an audit, and went to pick them up about noon. After lunch, I helped them get started on the project for the day. I had to run three errands before I could join them.
As I gave them the last of the instructions, I realized that a thunderstorm was flying toward us from the north. We covered the lawn mower and they headed inside. I thought I could out run the storm and get my errands done. HA!
We had three or four isolated thunderstorms that afternoon. In each, we had 10-20 minutes of hard rain before it cleared off. You could hear the ground go Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!
I don't know how many days it had been since we had measurable rain, but those brief showers weren't enough. We're still in drought, and will be for a while. Sunday, the weathermen are predicting that we will hit 100 degrees or more. We can only hope that the cooler weather next week will bring us some relief.
Comments (8)
We've had thunderstorms, but the heat has been so high for so long, that my snapdragons have wilted before my eyes.
Posted by Susan | July 23, 2005 6:28 PM
Posted on July 23, 2005 18:28
I understand just what you're saying, Susan. The same thing has happened here.
Posted by buffy | July 23, 2005 10:02 PM
Posted on July 23, 2005 22:02
Glad you got rain - just a bummer that it's not enough. Whatever you do, keep the 100 degree days to yourself and DO NOT send them our way!
Posted by bogie | July 24, 2005 5:59 AM
Posted on July 24, 2005 05:59
We hit 100, yesterday, but today is to be a cool 98. It's the humidity that makes it bad!
Posted by Cop Car | July 24, 2005 11:23 AM
Posted on July 24, 2005 11:23
Bogie...looks like it will be 100 there in a day or so, followed by 98. Sorry. :-(
Who'd have thought we'd ever call something in the 90s "cooler"??
Posted by buffy | July 24, 2005 2:57 PM
Posted on July 24, 2005 14:57
Oh, Buffy, I remember back in the late 1970s when the temperatures in Wichita hit at least 100 degrees on something like 32 days out of 40. I was living in a small house where Bogie had helped me remove the window air conditioner in the spring, so that I could do some painting, and we'd never got it put back in. My car wasn't air conditioned, either. Surprisingly, I survived; but, the doors and windows were open most of the hours of each day and night.
I think that was the same year that the air conditioner was on the fritz at work, too, and we worked in a glass, 2-story building. Some of the glass panels were removed from the building's second story for several weeks. That was the only way we could get any ventilation. I broke out my old mini skirts and culottes, and the other women didn't take long to follow my lead. (I told the bosses that I'd get my skirt hem down to a reasonable level when they got the temperature down to a reasonable level.) The guys loved it!
Posted by Cop Car | July 24, 2005 7:16 PM
Posted on July 24, 2005 19:16
We had about four hours of rain on Sunday and a couple of showers afterwards. Everything looked refreshed afterwards too. The trouble is that our clay soil is so hard and dry that the water hasn't penetrated very far. If you dig down a few inches the ground is dry. I am hoping that the rain forecast for the rest of the week will help.
Posted by Adele | July 26, 2005 12:31 PM
Posted on July 26, 2005 12:31
Cop Car, I don't know how you lived through that heat! I remember as a kid that homes and schools and cars weren't air conditioned. I can remember finding quiet things to do in the afternoon during the summer, and teachers making sure we were hydrated if we had to be outside.
You were really smart to go for the cooler clothing. I'm glad the company dealt with it!
Adele, we had gentle rain through out the afternoon and through the evening yesterday. The grass greened up overnight, and everything looks like it's saying AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH. But, I know you're right. We need a week or more of that same kind of rain to deal with the dry clay.
Posted by buffy | July 27, 2005 1:30 PM
Posted on July 27, 2005 13:30