What do you mean it's September?

I did it again. I zoned out for a second and I completely missed August. Bugger. This summer sucked. Like clockwork we hit a new record for the hottest summer. After the fourth or so heatwave it got to the point where 27C felt cool, and general drought conditions brought the danger of wildfires – and as usual, we got off easy compared to mainland Europe. Even though it breezed past me and I didn’t appreciate it – like usual – August was alright. It started hot, and then past the halfway point it cooled right down. Then towards the end we caught up on a 2-month backlog of rain. Crazy stuff. It’s so beautiful… The clouds of course, after all the sun & heat. But the rainbow is neat too. Oh, how could I forget the eclipse? That was on the 12th, and was only ~90% coverage for us – which for someone without eclipse glasses is the same as no eclipse. But still it was neat to see how quickly it got cooler and darker for a few minutes. I think this is the most novel use I’ll find for a…