Field of Steams

The cicadas were singing, a breeze was stirring and this field of Black-eyed Susans, Queen Anne's Lace and corn were baking under an open sun just north of Echo Hill Presbyterian Church in Marion, Iowa around 4:40 PM, Monday, July 18, 2011. The steamy and oppressive conditions at this moment included a temperature of 96 degrees F and a heat index of 107.