The weather pundits divined that July 3rd would be the hottest day of the year. They were wrong, July 4th temperatures soared to 107F and July 5th, today, was pretty close. I sure couldn't walk outside for more than 10 minutes without feeling dehydrated.
Here are some pics I took on July 3rd, squinting, shootinng, and ducking in before I reeled from the heat waves.
At 730am, the day began sunny and pleasant - but that was only the trailer before the main feature.
At 9am - by which time my sons were in school and I could wield my camera in peace - thunderclouds tried to trick us into thinking that we could have a rain dance - Bollywood style...or maybe the 'Krippendorf' style...or is it the other way round? Do the song and dance inspire the rain or vice versa? Well, whatever be the conclusion, the fact is that my brains were cooked.
By 2pm, it was back to cornflower blue skies and the heat wave in high gear! Pretty - yes, enjoyable - no.
How did the native Indians deal with this kind of dry heat? I believe they lived in dug-out homes that were partially underground. Wonderful idea, actually - if you dont mind missing the view - the temperature always remains 50F down there, regardless of the most extreme of seasons.
Apparently, green energy systems are now tapping underground thermal energy to run homes during the Winter when the days are short and solar power would therefore be at a premium. Another instance when using technology to go back to the basics is helping, people :).
Here are some pics I took on July 3rd, squinting, shootinng, and ducking in before I reeled from the heat waves.
At 730am, the day began sunny and pleasant - but that was only the trailer before the main feature.
At 9am - by which time my sons were in school and I could wield my camera in peace - thunderclouds tried to trick us into thinking that we could have a rain dance - Bollywood style...or maybe the 'Krippendorf' style...or is it the other way round? Do the song and dance inspire the rain or vice versa? Well, whatever be the conclusion, the fact is that my brains were cooked.
By 2pm, it was back to cornflower blue skies and the heat wave in high gear! Pretty - yes, enjoyable - no.
Apparently, green energy systems are now tapping underground thermal energy to run homes during the Winter when the days are short and solar power would therefore be at a premium. Another instance when using technology to go back to the basics is helping, people :).
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