How beautiful, Susan! The photo and the poem. I wish I could publish it on Weeds & Wildflowers. Thank you, my friend.

I love the heat but I love heat WITH humidity. I don't like hot and dry. Dry heat almost always leads to upper respiratory illnesses for me. I am one of the few people I know who loves humidity!! I am very comfortable when others are sweating and miserable.

Summer is my time of year, although I do love fall, also. Our falls are not what you would call cool. Maybe a little less hot. But, I enjoy that it's cool enough to open up the house. I like having fresh air. But, truthfully, I often crack open our patio door during the hot summer months - partially, so the cats can go on the back porch but also for some fresh air. We keep our a/c set high - 82 degrees - all summer long.