We had the loveliest thunderstorm last night. While the storms produced damaging microbursts (I’ve come to hate microbursts!) elsewhere, here we had a little wind, some beautiful lightning and a few peals of distant thunder before the heavens opened up for the second straight night. Me? I peeled off my clothes and jumped into the pool where the 92-degree temp was like ten degrees warmer than the deluge falling on me. It rained hard for the better part of a half-hour. Very refreshing, and with all the stress I’ve been under lately, very welcoming.

With all the rain the past two nights our pool temp has dropped four degrees, from 94 to 90. We’ll take it!