This June and July have been just awful for weather.  Maybe this is normal to some, but it is year 3 for me in Boquete and I do not fare well with cold or wet weather.  As I write this, the rain is pounding upon the roof and the street below has turned into a small river.  I can see streams of rain slicing the air at 15 degree angles and moving around with the wind.

I live in a cloud forest.  The clouds move along, just as cars and people move along.  If a door is left open, the clouds enter and linger, unless an exit awaits in their path.

I am very susceptible to weather anything below 79 F.  The outside  temperature according to my car thermostat is 19 C, which converts to 66 F.  Add some rain, cloud and wind....this is darn cold and my nose is feeling it, as are my bones.  It is this weather that makes me question why I am here. 

I went for lunch with a couple of girlfriends and when I picked up one of them, I could see her yard was blossoming with beautiful tropical plants and flowers and trees.  This is one reason to stay.  It is beautifully green and flowers and plants love this rain. She had just moved into her place last year and the entire yard was completely landscaped from nothing.  It was amazing to see the growth in just one year.

So, no, I’m not really freezing.  But I do find it cold.  Complain, complain, complain.....cold makes me complain.  Let the sun shine soon, please?