Thursday August 7th 2025

Last weeks weather with above normal temperatures and only occasional rain has returned to normal. We are back to normal low nineties temperatures with thunderstorms and rain sometime during the second half of the day.

The problem is predicting the timing of the rain. The hour by hour forecast is not very reliable. Today’s forecast called for the rain to begin around 6 or 7. I went to Disney’s EPCOT for my exercise at 2:30 to be on my way home before the rain. The sun was out and it was hot when I arrived. An hour later dark clouds were on the horizon. I made a quick walk around the World Showcase and returned to my car in the parking lot. It was raining by 4:30 about two hours before it was forecast. It was a quick visit, but a good visit.

The weather pattern isn’t the only thing changing around here. Kids in the area start to return to school next week and I’m sure traffic patterns will change. The stores, particularly Walmart, have been busy this week. Lots of clothes and school supplies in the carts at checkout. Growing up, we always started school the week after labor day. It is very hard to understand the concept of starting school at the beginning of August. I think the kids around here get a fall vacation which we never did.

The flower pictures in this blog entry are all from today’s visit to EPCOT. There weren’t as many in bloom as I usually see.