Cabin fever in the summer?

While most of the country is eagerly awaits the spring after many cold months of winter, we here in Miami march to beat of a different drum. March and April harbor the end of our 'winter' to be sure, but to us, that means the end of gloriously mild days full of sunshine, and cool nights that leave you refreshed in the morning.

While the rest of you are enjoying picnics and pool parties, we are sitting inside with the air conditioner running, not brave enough to confront the wall of sticky heat just outside our doors. A couple of weeks ago, David and I were suffering from some big time cabin fever. It was early Saturday morning and I felt like getting out of the house. "I want to go to the botanical garden," I suggested

"Too hot, how about the beach?"

"Too hot."

(Tou may wonder how it could possibly be too hot to go to the beach, but really, imagine baking in the sun and then instead of plunging into cool, refreshing water, diving into something resembling tepid bathwater).

Well, what else is there to do in Miami? The answer is a lot of things of course, but you know when you have cabin fever, nothing sounds exactly right.

Sigh.

We are just biding our time until mid October or so, when the true beauty of Florida weather can be enjoyed.