Unwelcome? No, just unusual. After a prolonged frigid winter which over stayed it's welcome and impinged upon our Spring, the rush of warmth Sunday and Monday was a welcome reminder of Summer delights, if but a month or two early.
Saturday barely made it into the forties; perfect weather for a long run.
Sunday nudged seventy and provided surcease and a true day to reflect and enjoy nature at her most benevolent self.
Monday, by 1400 was dead in the middle of summer with temps reaching the middle 80s. Too hot for outdoor exercise, (well maybe swimming, but the waterways are probably still below 40.) I accomplished my assigned workout routine on the treadmill at the gym.
The apartment, in Dansville, on the third floor, was as hot as I remember the attic being at Aunt Mary and Uncle Tom LaRock's house on Barton Street in Rochester, NY when I was a youngster.
Too hot to contemplate cooking, or even eating a meal, I refreshed my self with a cold beer poured into a frosty glass from the freezer. It tasted like two, and I decide supper would consist of crackers & cheese with a second cold beer. The simple pleasures bring beaucoup pleasures.
This, of course, led to the couch and a "short nap," of half an hour. Still, by 2030, I lay down on top of my bed with the ceiling fan whirling on high to enter the day's rejuvenation period. I set the alarm with the admonishment to stay there, no matter what, 'til 0400. Which I did.
The sleep pattern was consistent with the majority of my nights; sleep soundly for 2 - 3 hours and then fitfully from then on 'til rising. Yet I'm refreshed and renewed, full of words and ready to face the day.
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