The View from my Window – 29Jul16

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Time for the monthly update on the view from my office window.

The past three weeks have been sunny and hot, as many other places have been. It was beginning to look as if we would have a “mini-drought” but yesterday the clouds moved in:

View from my window jul16 photo IMG_3735 450_zpsss9syrtz.jpg

And then it rained – one of those beautiful summer rains that come straight down so that you can keep all the windows open and hear it drip from the eaves, and smell that wonderful warm-earth-meets-rain smell called (very unromantically) petrichor.

View from my window Jul16 rain photo IMG_3746 450_zpsm31irdph.jpg

It rained gently into the night. Today promises to be sunny and hot again – perfect for the beach!

How’s the weather where you are?;

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8 Comments to

“The View from my Window – 29Jul16”

On July 31st, 2016 at 2:23 am Judy Krueger Says:
Hot! Plus we have had nearby fires so we have ash fall and smoky nights. It has been a hot summer so far and no rain in sight. #am whining.
On July 31st, 2016 at 9:37 am Debbie Says:
Yes, I think it’s hot across most of North America this summer, Judy. It has been a hotter summer than usual for us, but still not as warm as the rest of the country (I’m so glad!) You are entitled to whine.
On July 31st, 2016 at 1:16 pm Yvette Says:
The beach! Yes, the beach. Have fun!
On July 31st, 2016 at 2:04 pm Debbie Says:
We took our grandsons to the beach, Yvette. They had a BLAST. The water was warmer than I can remember it being in the 13 years we’ve been here. It must be the unusually warm weather we had in July. Beautiful warm saltwater!
On July 31st, 2016 at 6:17 pm Deb Nance at Readerbuzz Says:
Houston had horrible floods in the spring but the summer has been dry. The temps have mostly been in the mid-90’s at the most though.
On July 31st, 2016 at 8:00 pm Debbie Says:
Mid-nineties is still too high for me, Deb. “Hot” is relative!
On August 6th, 2016 at 10:30 pm bettyl - NZ Says:
It’s amazing the difference a bit of rain can make!
On August 7th, 2016 at 2:14 pm Debbie Says:
It certainly is, Betty. And we had rain again last night, so things are looking somewhat refreshed today.