The climatological beancounters published the data this morning: This past month is the warmest May on record in Acadiana. And we sure could prove it by the past few days on our patio, where the daily afternoon highs have hovered at 93 and 94 degrees. Even worse, the dew points, which ranged in the comfortable 60s a week ago, have
Even the doggies endure!
inched upward into the sultry 70s this week.
We’re experiencing conditions in late May that ordinarily don’t arrive in these parts until July and August.
So do we wring our hands (and sweat-soaked tee-shirts) and fret? Do we abandon our favored outdoor living spaces to cower under the AC vent inside?
Of course not! We are true patio dwellers. We have afternoon patio shade, two electric fans, and an occasional natural breeze that passes. I’ve also found that giving the sweat glands a vigorous early-morning workout from exercise or ourdoor chores activates and preps the body’s heat tolerance for all-day endurance, even as the mercury climbs into the sunlit afternoon peaks.
So, we persist. We love our patio and find the backyard an infinitely more interesting hang out than the hum-drum living room confines. After being trapped indoors during the long and chilly winter that lasted well into spring this year, I proclaim that now is the season to live. HaHa–Damn ye, thermometer!!
May the record show that on this day, I officially applied for Social Security benefits.
ly, he perceives them as desperate terrorists who must be destroyed. Once he locks in, the hunt becomes a deadly quest.
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