Wed 19 Sep 2007
The high temperature has finally, finally, dropped below 100 for a few days running. I can walk around outside at any time of day, with my head held high and my arms swinging freely at my sides. 98 degrees feels GREAT. The lows are in the 70’s! I drove to work two mornings in a row without AC. It’s a whole new Phoenix, or at least a brief reprieve from the old Phoenix. Each day is its own animal. With the temperature a little lower I can more easily recall that living here is not so bad.
September 19th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
“equivalent of crocuses” That’s funny.
I think I enjoy the morning coolness better, even, than the not-so-very-hotness of the afternoons.
September 20th, 2007 at 7:19 am
I love your idea of the reversal of seasons.
And I’m loving a cooler D.C., too, this week! Except for the fact that I have no winter clothes that fit. Hee. My poor coworkers…
September 20th, 2007 at 9:13 am
The first year I lived in PA (after six years in NC), I really thought it would never, ever get warm again . . . I was delirious with relief one day when it hit 50.
September 24th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
Karen– yes, the mornings are quite nice.
Kate– do you want to meet for lunch one day in a couple weeks? I’ll be in your neck of the woods for a conference. We can commisserate about pants.
Tara– I remember my first winter in Baltimore wading through ankle deep snow, delirously counting crocuses.