Texas Heat

It happened! The Texas heat is here - - started in the middle of August because it could feel fall coming and didn't want to go. The temperatures climbed, the grass turned brown, the leaves on plants and trees went limp, the birds moved into the water fountains, the ground cracked, every metal object under the sun turned into a danger zone...little rays of heat visibly rising from their red hot surfaces. People scurried from the house to the car trying to keep out of the suffocating heat. Thoughts turned to moving to Alaska or Canada, or perhaps Maine. Sweat took the make up off women's faces, attempted to fry construction crews as they worked, gave everyone more underarm activity, but wait I believe there is going to be a cool front, yes, a cool front!

The wind started blowing, the chimes were flailing, the leaves were churning, the limbs were reaching, reaching, trying to catch a feel of fall, of rain. People slowed down and turned their faces to the breezes. Then, it happened. We could feel it. The temperature went down -- 4 degrees! Fall has her toes in the door. Hurray!