It's Finally Summer

We are glad that is finally OFFICIALLY considered summer now, even though it has felt like summer for many weeks around here. We have had a hotter-than-normal June (that's what the locals tell us), and it has been so hot, and to think it wasn't even summer yet was a little discouraging. So now that it is summer, the heat seems a little more appropriate. In case you're wondering, it has been in the high 90's almost everyday, but with humidity, and the part we're really not used to, is that it doesn't cool off at night. Like 94 degrees at 10:00 at night!

Here is Scotty, in from being out in the heat, watching a little TV and cooling off.

The last few days gave us a little relief from the heat ( a little) and some fun storms. The other night, as a storm was rolling in, this is what the sky looked like in one direction...

and then in the other direction.

Pretty beautiful, huh?

In unrelated news, I made Shrimp and Creamy Polenta for dinner the other night, and thought it looked pretty, and thought I'd share the picture. :)