Summer 📍

I have off from the work the last week of July … 🏊‍♀️ ⛺ 🛶 🚶‍♀️

I am thinking I will probably head out to the Finger Lakes National Forest and do the normal circuit of state parks and other places I like to visit out in the Finger Lakes, a mixture of swimming, cooling off in gorges, sightseeing, kayaking, fishing, hiking and camping on long summer nights. I might end up spending a few nights in Pennsylvania, but I’m not set on it, as I kind of like the simplicity of just setting up a good campsite and staying there all week.

I am glad the heat is breaking …

It’s been a tough few days with the heat and no air conditioning. Things are back to normal in the sense that the library is mostly open normal hours but I’m still home more than in the past due to remote work. I need to mop up the floor and scrub up the mold spots that are popping up in my apartment from the constant wetness from the humidity. I was hoping this would be less of a problem when the landlord fixed the plumbing issues but no such luck.

But the way I look at it is I like my $50 a month electric bills and I figure I’m not only saving money I’m conserving resources. Being used to the heat is a good thing as the planet is only getting warmer as are summers locally and I don’t want to be forever imprisoned by the feeling of artificial cold.