The hypnotizing hum of cicadas ...
the sweet smell of freshly cut grass and a burning charcoal grill ...
the bead of sweat that forms instantly on the nape of your neck ...
and the other one that rolls down small of your back
whenever you step outside between 10 and 4 ...
making it at two or three shower day ...
yes, summer is here.
I'm usually a water conserver and eco-friendly tree hugger all the way ... but the stickiness of summer leaves me with only two options.
A) Run the AC at full blast all day long making my house a comfortable 75 while condensation fogs up my windows in contrast with the steamy humidity outdoors. Thus ... eating up electricity.
B) Taking more than one show a day. Thus ... using up extra water.
I pick B. And I don't feel guilty about it with all the rain we've been having. A total of 8 days straight. My drought tolerant plants have bloated up and exploded ... making them just as slimy as the snails that are now eating them.
Now that I'm off my weather soapbox and done justifying my need for extra showers ...
I had to rearrange my schedule a little to shoot some video in Tampa. Can't really show off the "sunshine state" when the weather is behaving like Seattle. We were back down to the bay this week and one of our stops peaked my eco-interest.
Considering I've got a speech to give mid-June on the process of becoming green certified lodging and an article due to a local publication on the "green scene" ... any eco-friendly subject matter peaked my interest and the new Tampa History Center had some jaw dropping facts.
The most interesting to me was that the atrium's double-pane exterior windows are filled with argon gas, providing extra insulation and wind-resistance to inclement weather off the bay.
Neat.
They also recycled a lot of reusable material during construction, proving that it is not necessary to bulldoze and consume to create something fresh and new.
Guess I need to use this green spark of inspiration add a little perspiration and get some work done ... off to do some research ... and then to write.
--Rachelle
Friday, May 29, 2009
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It's the green thread