I'm outside Chicago right now on a business trip. I had forgotten what summer was like outside CA. Everything is green and lush. It smells like growth. Last night after dinner, the air had that warm, slightly humid feel. That feel from my childhood when we used to stay outside until it got dark, chasing fireflies and not wanting to have to go to bed.
Today we got a real treat - a thunderstorm! The sky turned dark and all of us (except the locals) immediately thought "fog." But then we remembered where we were. And sure enough, about a hour later the thunder started to rumble, there were a few flashes in the sky and then the downpour began. It was glorious hitting against the windows. It was hard to resist the urge to leave the meeting and splash outside in the puddles.
By the time we left a few hours later the sky was blue again, and the pavement was dry. No sign or clue of the downpour, except for the bit of excess moisture in the air. I love summer storms.
