Heat wave finally got to us and we closed up the house and turned on the central air a couple days ago, for the first time since 2007 or 2008...
So I'm discovering what it is to live like an American. The central air makes you hate the outdoors. We keep the thermostat at 83 so it's not like it's really cold. But even going out at 6 this AM, when it was actually cooler outside than in, it felt awful setting foot outside the door, because so humid and muggy outside while the air inside is all dehumidified.
The house is quiet as a grave inside with no bird song and still air. I feel bored and listless, watching too much TV and reading and time on the computer. Totally disconnected from the natural world. I have made my honey promise that we will turn the A/C off again and open up the house by Sun, even though next week it will still be in the 90's all week.