They promised us a cold front
in the middle of August
they promised us a cold front
just in time to save us.
We had been frying food
on the sidewalk
and suffering from steam shock.
Dizzy and dreary from sun stun
saying goodbye to outdoor fun.
Disgusted with our hot cars
starting a trend with ice bars.
Day after day of super swelter
on the search for a shady shelter.
And all this heat makes us bicker
and the humidity, a real stickler.
The weather man’s forecast
of 80 degrees
my, oh my, what a tease!
For it is still so hot here,
like we are swimming in stew
I just checked the thermometer,
it reads one hundred two…
Oh my, can I relate!! 108 here in Phoenix and the days have been brutal. You can’t give away a car with dark leather seats. Eat ice cream — that does the trick for me!
Good advice! I knew you would understand my pain. I’m going to splurge on ice cream this very week (it’s my birthday). 🙂
Happy Birthday! Ice cream cake is the best.
Ice cream cake rules!
It’s so hot here in Fl too. A lot less rain than normal! Plus my AC went out on me today !Great post , love Summertime Blues. It rocks!:)
Oh I know you understand what I’m talking about. I love Florida, in spite of the heat. I hate when the AC goes on the blink! Summertime Blues is great, I’ll bet you and I like a lot of the same music.
I imagine so. I love the oldies and especially some of the new versions of “oldies”. 🙂
Oldies are the best. I also like some of the new versions. Music is a wonderful thing 🙂
Can’t imagine not having music…some people actually write poetry to music, they are synesthetic. I had a friend who wrote all his poetry to music! 🙂
That’s neat. I write sometimes with music, and other times, I need complete silence. Don’t know what that is, ha ha.
Here too. If something really moves me, I might write to it not really intending to. have a great day L.T. hugs!
Hugs right back at ya, Holly. Hope you had a great day!
haha, it was so hot. My air broke down and I just got it fixed this afternoon. Other than that, it was fine. Hope yours was super!
A/C is a miracle for sure!
Love !!!!!
Thanks so much!
Starting to feel that way here too, although I love the sun myself, it’s others seem to have a problem adapting: too much air-conditioning, makes ’em soft. Our temp is supposed to get to 38 C which is 100 F I was out on the river in the kayak today in pure unadulterated bright sunshine, no hint of cloud, but there was a gentle west breeze all day keeping things just right. My swimming holes are body temp now!
Oh wow, that’s warm water for sure. I love the sun, but because of my fair skin, I avoid long exposure. I’m afraid over the years that AC has made me soft, but my grandparents did not have it on their farm when I was growing up.
Oy vey! It got kind of cool here for a while and then temperatures just shot right up again. Mother Nature, what a tease!
Well the “cold front” did actually make it here. It’s far from cool, but it did knock the temperature down a bit 🙂
Oh…brrrr…it 72 degrees ! Ha, ha!
Yikes!! You can have some of my cool if I can just catch that icy wind and bag it up ……….
Wouldn’t that be a wonderful thing to be able to bag up a blast of icy wind? I’d certainly take it now. 🙂
It has been murder here in New Jersey. I cannot wait for autumn.
I’m always ready for autumn by the end of August, ha ha.
I can’t imagine it that hot day after day. I’ll stop complaining about being cold! I hope autumn comes early for you, Lana. In the meantime, icecream sounds good 🙂
Yeah it is difficult for most people to imagine. Most people who visit Texas from out of state drop like flies here in the summer, ha ha. I’m really used to it, since I’ve been here my entire life. I have dreams of California someday, but it is so pricey to live there. So maybe Texas with AC….and lots of ice cream 🙂
Happy bithday!
Thank you so much!
😀
In the words of a fellow poet, “when your underwear’s got the creeps and your socks are melting into your shoes, you’ve got them summertime blues”
Fingers crossed you’ll get that 80-degree “cold front” Loved it, LT! 🙂
Oh that’s a good one! You won’t believe it, but we actually got it. Of course, it’s not as cool as I would like, but we will take it. Thanks so much, Joan 🙂
So sorry about your excessive heat; but the recording takes me back to a teenage summer of c1959
Well that’s great music, for sure. I love oldies! They really don’t make them like that anymore.
Ooh, I feel your pain. ‘Tis been beastly hot and steamy here in Central Illinois (and all these corn plants just add to the stickiness). Typically, we get a cool front every week or so to ease the misery, but not this year. Now we’re fighting the unending rain that streamed up from Louisiana. But, hey, at least our roads are still drive-able, and our homes aren’t awash in alligators!!
Heat and steamy humidity, an unbeatable combo 🙂 I’m glad you haven’t had the flooding and had to share your place with a couple large gators!
I take it the heat’s up for you then! 😀😃 Sounds far too much for too long – I do hope that promised cold front materialises. Had pleasantly warm weather for the most (apart from the week long ‘heatwave’) – but off to Florida in a few days so just got the sun cream and packing the sandals. Oh, Happy Birthday to you and hope you had a lovely time.
Thanks Annika! I complain a lot, but I am quite accustomed to it. I hope you have a wonderful time in Florida! It is so beautiful there. Safe travels…xo