August in Orlando

Todd warned me that Orlando summers meant heat and storms!  Of course, the heat has already hit, but I had only had a taste of the storms.  Almost daily we have a hot, sunny day, and then suddenly during the afternoon, dark clouds roll in, open up into a downpour, and roll out just as quickly.  The sun comes back out and clears all evidence of rain in half an hour, and it is back to miserable heat for the rest of the day.  This week, is clearly not going to be that way!  From what I understand, some hurricanes have moved out, while lower pressure areas are moving in...which create storms now, and can evolve into hurricanes.  Because of the rain we woke up to today, I was looking forward to a day of candles lit in the house, getting some organization projects tackled, and comfy clothes!  However, I think I am going to get an entire week (plus some!!) of stay-inside-the-house days!  Lots of rain, and only a tiny bit of relief from the heat!  Looks like I need to plan on rain at least through the 18th!!

Rain!

We went to the Farmers market this morning, and bought some chives, basil, shrimp, and salmon. However, I was eyeing some heirloom tomatoes, and needed some produce that we never got a chance to get to. As we were paying for our seafood, the blue, sunny skies overhead turned a dark grey, and it started to rain. We took the tiny umbrella out of my purse, and started walking back to the car. We weren't even a block away from the Farmers Market when it started downpouring! Between the tiny umbrella, the 4 additional blocks to the car, and the height difference of Todd and I under the unmbrella, it was no use to try to stay dry. So, we got soaked! I embraced the feeling of walking through 5 inch deep waters in flip flops and jeans, my hair curling, and Breck howling at the noise of the thunder in the distance! We stopped under an awning at one point, and got this picture!