Snippets in a Mid-Summer Tone

Summer has arrived, but not necessarily in a good way. It's hot and humid across most of the nation, and yesterday was one of the first days up here in the mountains where I thought that maybe I should limit my outdoor activity in the middle of the day. Let me record some snippets.--This morning I heard a car alarm, which made me think about how seldom I hear car alarms these days. This morning's car alarm kept sounding for over 10 minutes, which made me think about how an alarm that doesn't stop just becomes background noise that's easier to tune out. --Could I make that car alarm a symbol in a poem that stayed away from the obvious? A blaring car alarm that wasn't a signal of the end of democracy? A blaring car alarm that wasn't pain from the body?--Another possible symbol: a carrot cake that doesn't taste of carrots or spice or cream cheese frosting. I bought treats yesterday when I went to the Fletcher Village Bakery for day old bread. The lemon raspberry swirl cheesecake was a…