water tower blather


its been horrifically hot here 
temps were up in the 90s
 for days
 then
 sunday evening
 it poured
 oh my
 did it ever come down

 it was over cast and not much cooler on monday
 tho the sun
 did 
actually break through
 in the afternoon 

as i was heading home
 it started to cloud up again
 after paris
 i am finely tuned
 to looking up
 at
 brooding
 threatening
 skies

 as i headed down 80th street
 i said a sort of prayer
 hey you up there
 please let me
 get down the block 
before the skies
 open up
 rain
 down

 i made it with nano seconds to spare
 seriously
 i pushed the door open
 as
 the rain 
began

 whew

 toonman insisted
 no fans
 or 
air conditioning
 were needed

 after watching
 the killing 
a brooding drama set in soggy seattle
 i went to bed 
fell asleep quickly 
waking near dawn
 freezing
 cold 
huddled 
under the sheet and cotton blanket 
wishing
 for the comforter
 i think toonman felt it too
 because
 seconds later
 the cozy comforter was covering us both 

tuesday was 40 degrees cooler
 than its been
  thankfully
the air conditioning in my office
 is not on full blast
 i really dont like the cold air
 at 
all 

that photo?

 i couldnt resist
 adding my name
 to what was
 then 
a blank billboard
at the intersection
 of 
west 72nd street
 at the cross roads
 of 
broadway and amsterdam avenue

i missed celebrating my sister's birthday here on the blog
 she had a major birthday tuesday
 it was a big one
 but she doesnt look her age
 so i am not going to tell you how old she turned

happy belated birthday little sister!