Summer is Here!

There are only three really dreadfully hot months in Laredo--June, July, and August. Even so, if you are going from your air conditioned house to your air conditioned pickup to your air conditioned place of work--well? You might also be fortunate enough to have a pool to enjoy; it's amazing how cool 90 degree water can be in 105 degree air temperature. Of course, there is also the constant daylight sun to keep your spirits up--no cloud induced "cabin fever" here.

Going to the beautiful South Texas gulf beach is, of course, out of the question. Too hot, leave that for May, September, and especially October before the hurricanes.

Why am I talking weather again? That's what the natives do here all summer; did I mention the drought?

On the other hand, the flowers somehow seem to endure the hot months, and except for maybe two weeks in December, flowers are always blooming.

School is out, the traffic is much less as a result, and as Porgy and Bess said: "summer time and the living is easy".