Cat Nap on a Summer Evening

It's been pouring rain for two days straight, with a few rumbles of thunder every now and then. The windows stayed closed to keep the sheets of rain our of the house, and many of the bushes and flowers were bent almost to the ground under the weight of all the water. The temperatures dropped back to early spring highs of low 60s, and it felt like we might get cheated out of our first day of summer.

Then early this afternoon the clouds began to part and the sun has eventually broken through. It's 75 degrees and Chico and Maya are ecstatic to have the windows open again. Here, Chico is napping in his favorite window seat while Maya takes a break from bird watching. We're all enjoying the first evening of summer here in Rochester.