June 25, 2006
hot sun, beating down
The low '90s with zero humidity weren't so bad. But by the time temperatures climbed into the high '90s yesterday afternoon, it was definitely sweltering. I spent a couple of hours sitting on our shady front porch, reading or talking on the phone. There was a community festival a few blocks away, and the blues drifted through the air.
In our racially divided gentrifying neighborhood, even the community festivals don't mingle much. Art Hop, Last Thursday, any Alberta Street fair I've attended has been overwhelmingly white. "In Our Neighborhood," yesterday's bluesy event, was teeming with melanin. I was the only white person around when I walked by.
Today I don't think I'll be taking any walks. Yesterday's heat still lingers in the air, and there's a hot new sun in the sky trying to make things worse. The record for June in Portland is 100. Word is, that could be changing soon.
Posted by Courtney_Sherwood at June 25, 2006 12:15 PM
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I have been following your hot weather there. Hope it cools down soon (before I get there!) It's been raining here (and still is). The rain water poured in through the basement window wells and the basement is flooded. Looking at the water in the window wells from inside the basement, we can see a frog swimming around.
Darcy and his friends are using a wet dry vacuum to suck the water out.
Posted by: Mom at June 25, 2006 06:56 PM