Warm, warmer, hot

Usually the summers around here aren't too bad. It's pretty dry, so it cools off at night and stays okay in the shade, and half the time it rains in the afternoon, squelching the hottest part of the day and accelerating evening cool-down. No such luck this year. It's been freaking ridiculous. And, of course, we have no A/C, so we spent the last two afternoons napping in the basement rather pathetically. Meanwhile Higgs is camped on the landing, whose tile is no match for this heat, because the basement is the kitty's domain.