This Independence Day weekend turned out to be a mixture of
bad and good weather, here in NYC.
After a week of extreme heat and humidity, and a couple
of dreadful storms two days in a raw,
the rain stopped just in time for the 4th of July fireworks to be
enjoyed, also thanks to a drastic drop
in temperature during the evening, by
the huge crowds that gathered along the East River in NYC to watch them . Here in the city, we have been lucky this week to have
been spared by Arthur, the first hurricane of this season that has created
havoc along the Eastern coast of the U.S., and today we have gorgeous sunshine tempered by a very strong wind.
As it happens during long holiday weekends, I am usually the
only one in town on my floor, and a strange, but welcome silence permeates not
only the building in which I live, but also the avenue of our location. For a variety of reasons it is a very busy and noisy thoroughfare during
the week, but during this type of weekend there is a complete stillness in the air, with practically nonexistent vehicular traffic, except for an occasional taxi
passing by.
It’s great to have all
windows open and not hear even a fly go by……it’s a perfect time to catch up with desk
work that is not on the ‘must do list’ and to enjoy on TV some of the exiting soccer
matches taking place in Brazil.
Unfortunately, the forecast for Monday is again very high temperature
and another heat wave for the rest of the week!
Let’s just savor this brief delightful break, before it’s time again to
shut the windows and turn on the a/c day and night!
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