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It has finally started to cool down a bit. More than a bit, really. A lot. The storm rolled in on Saturday afternoon and it was marvelous. I was lying in my bed trying to take a nap when I just had this overwhelming sensation of that smell of rain. The weird thing is, it wasn't raining. It doesn't rain much here. It has been getting cloudy in the afternoons, but the temperature only drops a few degrees and the cloud gods just tease us with one or two drops here and there. But, Saturday, the heavens opened up. After a few seconds of the fresh smell, I heard the unbelievable--buckets of water pouring on of the roof above my head. It continued to rain for about 15 minutes. I just sat on the porch and listened. Sat on the porch and watched. Amazing. So, yesterday, it didn't get too hot, either. It sprinkled on and off all afternoon. This morning, I woke up to a refreshing world of cool. I couldn't help but to jump out of bed (ack...I actually had bags under my eyes..that's a first, and NOT something I'm looking forward to dealing with for the next 80 years of my life!), get on my bike and go. It's amazing what a 20 degree drop in temperature does for my morale.