Since last report, we have received 3.10" of rain. We are experiencing a tropical summer - lots of humidity with afternoon thunderstorms and (occasionally) heavy rains. We are under a flood watch from noon until midnight tonight, with possible heavy rains and flash flooding during the afternoon and evening hours. Fortunately, we have not experienced the more dire conditions that others in the area of Central Virginia have faced. This climatic dynamic is a significant change from the previous two summers, where we were under drought conditions. 
We have had intense humidity and high temperatures during the month, and there have been some heat advisory days as well. This combination has made regular weeding a big challenge. We cannot work outside for more than 30 minutes before having to come in and cool off. It does not matter the time of day. Morning temperatures have been in the low 70s before 7 AM, with nearly 100% humidity!
The animals in our neighborhood seem to relish the tropical nature of the season. We hear a number of birds singing lustily nearly all day long. Rabbits, squirrels and deer have traipsed through the yard, looking for things to nibble on. We have been mowing about twice a week.
Garden-wise, we are still waiting for our tomatoes to get ripening! We have about eight plants that have been in the ground since May. As of this week we have gotten 6 cherry tomatoes - just from one plant. The deer came into the garden about a week ago when the electric fence was turned off and removed at least 10 of our larger tomatoes; lesson learned!
The other garden veggies are prolific! we have been getting a lot of cucumbers (12 this week alone) from just 2 plants. This week we have started getting beans and some snow peas. They are being encroached upon by the baby butternut squash that were planted about 3 feet away. We have also had the first of many eggplants that were transplanted in late June.