Brutally hot this morning. I was hoping for a thunderstorm last night, not to frighten the cats but to cool them off. Certainly looks like a day when big storms could pop up any time.

I figured my job when I get home tonight is to brave the attic and retrieve the various fans that live in various windows. I turned the one fan off this morning figuring it would only drag hot air into the house during the afternoon.

I’ve been giving a co-worker a lift to work recently and it’s given my daily commute a different route and some new woods to look at. I may not be one who puts on the mileage and elevation gains in the deep woods but I am a continual admirer of where woods and civilization and sunlight converge.

Last night I was wondering what my life would have been like if I’d moved somewhere more remote (we all have days of wishing for a remote address right?) I realized I don’t need to live too far into the woods, just somewhere off the beaten path where the stars still shine brightly.