I had another post in mind for today but I’ll put it aside for this one. Because into this cauldron of heat and humidity has fallen what I thought I wouldn’t see again for weeks: a rainy day. 

It’s early yet, so it may not last. And a quick peek at the weather page tells me that we may not get as drenched as our neighbors to the east. But it’s a start. 

Waking up to wet pavement and gray skies is usually not a recipe for joy. But given our drought, it is today. 

(Rain falls in Manhattan, July 2021)