Cool down

The noodles seen here are not some kind of plastic decoration; they're perfectly edible. They're known as soba in Japan. But yeah, I'm not a huge expert on Japanese traditions, but I do know that soba is often eaten cold in the summertime. And hey, in weather like this, that's fine by me. I just find it fascinating how much the climate has changed within the past week or so. Sure, it's nothing like the weather extremes in other parts of the world, but it's still enough for people to need to change their daily habits to stay comfortable.