I may regret saying so next time I play ultimate or soccer at lunchtime, but it’s nice to finally have a real summer day with 90° heat and humidity that makes you sweat while just sitting in the shade. That’s what North Carolina summers are all about.
At left is an Oakleaf Hydrangea in bloom. It looks happy in the heat, but it’s probably happy because of the rain we got over the last couple of days.
I’m playing organized soccer for the first time in my life in a recreational (no score keeping) lunchtime league, and I finally scored a goal. And it was a header even. One of the few skilled players on our team made a perfect crossing lob in front of the goal, and I managed to stick my head in the way for the goal.
Actually, I had a goal a couple of weeks ago, but it was in the wrong net. I was playing racing an opposing forward to the ball in our territory, and our goalie was calling for me to pass it back to him. I didn’t have much control being on the run and kicked it perfectly into the top left corner of the goal.