Change incoming
I'll say this about the heat wave: it was just about as intense as we get, but, thank God, it appears to be quite short-lived. The temperatures today were in the mid-90s, and the humidity was close to South-Carolina-on-a-bad-day, all of which is code for saying, "Oh yes, I didn't get out on much of a hike." But by dusk, it was reasonable enough to leave the AC behind and head into Westerly's Wilcox Park for an outdoor performance of Oedipus Rex, by the Flock Theater. As darkness gathered—appropriately, given the subject of the venerable play—the storm clouds began thickening, as a heat-ending cold front started to make its presence known. The rain and thunder would hold off for several hours, and by tomorrow, we were promised, the weather would be more pleasant.