Humid Hot Lucy Park 5th of July Walk

Saturday, the day after 2025's 4th of July, it was to Lucy Park I ventured for some much-needed nature communing and endorphin acquisition.

You can almost see, via the photo documentation, how steamy HOT the outer world is being at my location.

The weather forecast indicated thunderstorming was likely to be encountered during my time today in the outer world. Along with possible flash flooding.

However, though clouds blotted out the clear blue sky, I saw no lightning striking, heard no thunder booming, felt no rain dripping, whilst I had me a mighty fine time overheating in the ultra-humidity.

That ultra-humidity had me sort of overheating for the first time this HOT time of the year. So much so I overcame my usual bashful modesty and removed my shirt to avail myself of some potential cooling.

This worked a little.

But, I never truly felt cool til back in the air-conditioned comfort of my mechanized means of motion.

Yesterday, on Facebook, I replied to someone's posting about the lack of hearing any firecrackers cracking in the Fort Worth zone. This was during the day. The poster wondered if such was due to the population feeling a bit subdued, patriotic fever-wise, due to, well, you know.

I commented that Wichita Falls was also being firecracker-free, along with the 4th of July Parade being cancelled.

Well.

Last night, about an hour before midnight, firecrackers began exploding. This continued, at various levels of loudness, for a couple hours.

I hope by the time next year's 4th of July arrives America is feeling happier than the current sad state....