environmental attention 31 Jul 2007 11:13 am
Uncle. Twas the hormones that did me in.
The AC is finally on this summer. I am still amazed that we made it this long but it honestly wasn’t difficult until this week…we’ve had an unseasonably cool summer thus far. But this week it’s HUMID. The kind of sticky-wet thickness that drove our redheaded-selves from the Florida peninsula, away from the relentess scratching sound of the cicadas (which, I’ve learned, only annoy me when the air is thick and stagnant like this), is languidly surrounding our house in this dell, the very low spot that gave us deep shade and breeze while the rest of the neighborhood tended to bake on warmer days.
I’m not using my clothesline either right now. I’m so busy that just keeping my head above the rising tide of dirty socks, jeans, shorts, swimsuits, t-shirts, and undies is a tremendous effort and thankful am I for the new-to-me dryer that can do a load on one cycle, versus the 3 it took our old beast to accomplish. With daily rains, getting things on the clothesline and then dashing back out to save them is one thing I need to cross of my to-do list.
My power bill will show it. At least it’s cheaper than hiring help :-). My dear apologies to the carbon footprint.
on 31 Jul 2007 at 4:39 pm 1.Cheap Like Me said …
You’ve gotta do what you’ve gotta do! And here, the cicadas are annoying me all the time, even without much humidity.
on 31 Jul 2007 at 6:00 pm 2.Cathy said …
Survival is a good thing!
on 01 Aug 2007 at 8:47 am 3.Queenofthehill said …
I was just thinking this morning that I’ve usually got my airconditioners turned off by the last week in September — I’ve been afraid to keep it off this summer for fear of ruining the piano in the humidity.
I love the cicadas! When I’ve lived in drier places, that’s what I missed the most.
on 01 Aug 2007 at 9:50 am 4.Tia said …
Cicadas…I almost said, “I love them” this summer…I HATED them in Florida; they’d get so loud I could hear them with all my windows closed and my head under the blankets (we had pine trees and they like to be in them). But this summer, with the cooler temps, lower humidity, and quieter bugs, they seemed downright enchanting.
The humid weather this week has provided the contrast. They are louder; the sun feels hotter, and I don’t like that prickly/wet/squinty feeling. It’s nice to know the real cause though and not blame the poor little creatures for it :-).