The sun is up early these days, and very far to the north. It's early morning rays leave slanty broken lines across my little patio and make dancing patterns on my living room walls. For a time, the flowers in my window boxes are in shade.
But this is midsummer, in my part of the Northern Hemisphere, and the sun will climb far above the shade of the tree in my front yard. The broken lines will become a glare of heat and light on that same wall.
And I will shut the door and close the blinds to keep it out. I know that actually June 21st is considered mid-summer, in the tracking of the sun. But just as March 21st doesn't bring springtime, June 21st is just the beginning of summer for us. Our summer is from about mid-June til mid-Sept. Lots of hot, hot, hot days spent in the first few weeks of back to school.

Heavy storm moved across WI again last night, following equally heavy storm on Monday evening. We got rain on Monday, but last night they tracked mostly north. Apparently hot and humid air from the Gulf region being pushed north, and colliding with cooler air coming down from Canada. At least it is bringing us some rain.
I find myself with more and more time on my hands as the calender moves me further and further from the "family" years. I am not old, but among my Blogger counterparts, I think I probably am the oldest. Which is fine. I learn much from them, and they can learn from what I share, if they choose. You'd think having more time would be a blessing. In some ways I suppose it is. My days are pretty much my own, only containing as much structure as I choose to put into them.
No choosing today, I need to and will see my dentist. Not my best thing.
Yesterday I put borders on the wonky yellow polka dotted top from last week. I can call it done at this point, and find a backing for it. I made some royal blue friendship stars to go with left over Aunt Gracies blocks. I finished up the bill paying month, and made a few appointments. I took a nap, still recovering from the weekend and more, of company and family obligations. I watched tv and I ate popcorn..*VBS* I DID NOT spend any time outside except to put the the gargage by the curb and picking up mail from the box. The humidity was enough to make you think you were in a sauna...I stay inside when that happens. I don't breath well with humidity. Luckily the asthma wasn't a part of my life while I was raising my family.
Tonight I will mark off one more day gone, in July. That leaves just 5, and then we are into August. Time, like Old Man River just keeps rollin' along.