Summer in the INW

When we ventured up here last September to look for a house, it was in the low 90s. Everyone told us it was a "heat wave". I really didn't think summer in Northern Idaho (the INW - Inland North West) was going to be hot. Maybe warm. In the 80s.

Well, it's hot. Not Northern CA hot, but still hot. Especially because we don't have air conditioning. It was in the upper 90s today. Most of the time, we have a nice breeze flowing through the house to help cool things, but not today. Animals are wilting. Ceiling fans are spinning madly. Windows are flung open, waiting for the slightest wisp of a wind.

Luckily, it usually cools into the 50s at night. Once the sun goes down and the moon rises, relief is imminent.

The window seat in our bedroom is one of my favorite places to chill out right before bedtime. With the window open, I can curl up there and contemplate the moon, smell the fresh cool evening air, and, if I'm lucky, watch bats fly within a foot of the window catching bugs for their evening meal. Even with the unexpected summer heat, I wouldn't trade this life for anything.