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Here in Seattle, we’ve been breaking all kinds of weather records this summer. Highest average
temps, most number of days in the year with temps of 90 or higher, hottest July
ever recorded, driest summer. Whew – even blogging about it makes me sweat!
One sure bet about heat in these parts, though, is that no
matter how hot it gets during the day, it cools down overnight, so by early
morning, it’s actually chilly enough to wear a sweater in the shade. Such was
the case at 6:30 a.m. when I headed for Green Lake today. Last night’s Blue Moon was setting, and Mt. Rainier was clearly visible.
I rarely visit the Green Lake Starbucks because it’s almost
always mobbed, especially on Saturday, but I arrived early enough that I found
exactly the table I wanted. Although they aren’t oaks, this line of trees
leading from the street to the lake always reminds me of Oak Alley Plantation in Louisiana. Instead of an antebellum Big
House, it’s the Green Lake community center at the other end. And unlike
Louisiana this time of year, the air was still cool and crisp. The sunlight
dappling the tree trunks changed by the second.
Even in spite of our broken heat records, I’d rather be here
in the summer than just about anywhere else on earth.
Oak Alley Plantation is one of my favorite places. It's been restored and opened to the public, but when I was a child, it had been closed for years and looked really, really spooky.
ReplyDeleteThat must have been interesting before it was restored! I toured Oak Alley about 5 years ago, and it was truly grand and beautiful.
DeleteI always like seeng trees planted in a long row like this. Good job on the dappled sunlight and the tree trunks. You have been having some pretty warm days out there.
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