Favorite Things about DC No. 1: Summer Thunderstorms
Like a pack of clean, smiling protagonists in a Mentos ad, they appear out of nowhere, rampage wildly through the vicinity, and just as suddenly disappear, leaving behind a wake of refreshing crisp cool air that seems to last as long* as your average Mento. (What is the singular form of Mentos anyway?? Post your theories in the comments..)
*Unless you’re one of those people who can actually resist the urge to chomp down and just-get-on-to-the-chewy-already!
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[...] If you’re a DC resident or gardener, I don’t need to tell you that the intense heat coupled with the complete lack of rain has been really rough lately. Last year, I barely needed to water anything. In fact, it rained so much in June and July 2009, that I wrote a post about one of my favorite DC things – summer thunderstorms. [...]
Posted by This World is Mine - Beans, Take Two on 8 July 2010 @ 10:27am
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