Elgielene and I just got back from running errands. And I gotta tell you, the August heat, here along the Emerald Coast, is a lot more intense than all the Augusts I spent in Colorado. In fact, it made me think of how I described it way back in 2013.
This is what I said about the August heat there…
The August sky was hot and blue today here in Colorado.
Then, in the evening things cooled off with some rain and mountain breezes. Ahh…it’s so great to live in a place that can be in the 90’s during the day and cool off into the low 60’s at night. If you’re like me, you might enjoy the scent of rain sprinkling on the lawn and quenching the thirsty streets. Here at the FunderRanch we love to sleep with the windows open so the night breezes fill the room. It’s so much more refreshing than plain ol’ air conditioning.
I’ve noticed a lot of back-to-school commercials and advertising lately. It’s weird to think it’s already that time again. We’re almost three fourths of the way through with 2013. This time of year brings back memories like…
- the last barefoot days of the season
- a train trip from Kansas to Texas
- getting new school clothes
- looking forward to all my new school supplies
- cooler weather
And here’s my favorite part about the August sky.
It marks the end of the hot weather. Sure, September can have some hot days, but then the cool, crisp days of Autumn sweep in and revive me.
That’s why I wrote…
The August sky is full of colors
And sometimes drops of rain.
It makes me think of bygone summers
And riding on a train.
The golden sun, like Kansas wheat,
Would bake the fields of corn,
And I bucked endless bales of hay
And all my jeans were torn.
I still remember pools of blue
And going to “the game.”
My bike was candy apple red
And “Flyer” was its name.
So many memories are there
Up in the August sky.
The colors still shine brightly
As I watch the years fly by. © 2013
Here’s my updated version for the “sunshine state.”
In Florida, the August heat
And bucketloads of rain
All make me long for mountain drives
Through rocky high terrain.
Relentless heat, humidity,
And barely any breeze
Can stifle you and wilt you
Into finding remedies
For swimming ’round in pools of sweat
While grabbing cubes of ice
To cool off just a little bit.
Relief would be so nice.
So many memories return
Into my brain of days
That blurred into a single thought,
My Colorado haze. © 2026 TF
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