Velvet Hammer

Today is a velvet hammer. Outside, the heat and humidity thud into your chest and lungs. Easy to get swoony.

I wandered for a bit, taking photos of flowers...then fled back into the air-conditioning. The little weather icons I've added to Firefox say it is currently 91 degrees out there. In here it is a temperate October. A strange transition, passing through that doorway.

Rains have washed down heavilly -- more than once. It is gray and watery again out there. Fat droplets hissing through slick green leaves. And the heat. Still.

I have a flutter in my chest (too long between meals) and thunder is growling distantly. 5:51pm and the electric eye on my window candle has summoned it to life. Early.

These deep hot storms could wash down the electricity at some point tonight. I think I will light some real candles.

Soon...