Having returned to Missouri from Colorado, we found ourselves immersed in tropical heat and humidity. Though neglected for weeks, our yard plants were especially lush following recent heavy rains.
Adding to the tropical feel, our mimosa trees are in bloom, their fuzzy, pink flowers attracting ruby-throated hummingbirds. Mississippi kites, used to wintering in the Amazon basin, are also unfazed by the oppressive conditions.
To be honest, the humidity is a bit soothing after a month in the semiarid Colorado climate but we are already looking forward to cooler weather later this week. Our species may have evolved in the Tropics but some, perhaps most of us, are glad we left. Bring on October!
