Monday, May 25, 2026

Feels Like Summer

Just in time for Memorial Day, the unofficial start of the summer season, it feels like summer.

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Usually the warm weather starts slowly ramping up in the middle of May, but for the past few weeks, instead of warm weather shorts I've been wearing shoulder season Capris. Half the time I choose a three-quarter sleeve top instead of a tee shirt.

Our furnace has been turned off for weeks. Once or twice we had to turn the air conditioner on for a couple of hours in the afternoon, but otherwise the windows have been open to let in the wonderful breeze and outside sounds. At bedtime it feels good to turn the ceiling fan on low to circulate the air, but by the middle of the night I'm searching for the blanket.

However, my weather app says the high temperatures for the next ten days indicate closing up the house and running the air conditioner full time. The shoulder season clothes will get shoved into the back of the closet for the inevitable outlier chilly day or two. When I washed the sheets this morning I included the blanket, which will get folded up and put into the closet until fall.

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14 comments:

  1. It's finally starting to feel like summer here, too! Been a long time arriving, that's all I can say.

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    1. Congratulations! Let the summer fun begin.

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  2. Seems like we went from winter to summer with no spring here. It has rained on and off for about a week and the air is muggy and thick. On the other hand, the gardens are looking great!

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    1. Having lived in Missouri, I know you're familiar with humidity :-)

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  3. The AC has been used for most of May and half of April but not all the time. This week feels distinctly like spring; last week had all the warmth of summer. The weather continues to shift between the two seasons. One thing is clear: winter is now a distant memory.

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    1. When the maintenance crew put away the tub of snow removal salt I knew things were not going back.

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  4. It got warm for this week, it is time to turn the air conditioner on I think.

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    1. I can't imagine living without air conditioning.

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  5. I can't wait to get out again on the lake, one or another of them. But right now, we here in Oregon are back with rain.

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    1. I hope that you have been able to get to your happy place

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    1. Guillaume, thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment! I'm off to check out your corner of the internet.

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