Deluges of August

The heavy August rains are determined to make their presence felt as torrential downpours frequently pummel the landscape. During the day, when the warm sun manages to shine through for a few hours, roads dry quickly only to be drenched again a short time later. The resulting spurts of cool air are most welcome, and as long as the mosquitoes are held at bay outside our nets, sleeping at night can be quite comfortable especially with the ceiling fan overhead. Electrical power is much more consistent this year too ( as compared to last), except of course for our particular wiring dilemma in the house. The underlying mystery of fuses occasionally blowing and appliances spoiling is yet to be sufficiently solved. Non-functioning transformers for some of Jim's medical equipment in the hospital continue to be a huge problem as well.