Are you kidding me with this sunshine?

31 degrees at 9:45 AM under sunshine
as I took my dog to the vet this morning

Holy San Diego Sunnyness, Batman the great Yellow Orb is burning up a big blue sky; AGAIN! It's 11 AM and the merc is up just over the 40 degree mark on its way to the upper 40s. The 50 mark will be made in the breezy spots along the Mighty Columbia River later on.

January is a month that typically is limited to a couple of days with El Sol running the show. This month has had a whole winter's worth of clear days. That pesky fog has socked us in at times over the last several weeks but days like today have not been by any means a rarity. Generally a clear sky yields lows in the 20s and we have had those, but when the thick fog is absent that late January sun can warm us into the 40s pretty easily.

The view out the window of my home office as I write this

I am going to find a reason to get outside and stay there. Vitamin D fortified rays from the home star are beamed down outside as I write!

We have less than three inches of water in the bucket and the month is almost done. I think we need a big fat wet storm to come in. One of those southern "pineapple express" deals would hit the spot. But until that happens just get outside. Soak it up my friends, soak it up!

Summertime in the Springtime

June has been absolutely brilliant so far.  We have had spectacular sunshine with 70s and 80s since the month began.  June in Southwest Washington can be a cornucopia of weather from cool showers, to rough and tumble thunderstorms or as we have enjoyed thus far, gorgeous sunshine from the heavens seemingly delivered by God almighty himself.

That pesky Rose Festival low seems to be staying away. For now. Get out and soak up that sunshine because until the booms and bursts of the 4th of July have come and gone, clouds and showers will remain an ominous threat.

My favorite thing about June is the late sunshine.  El Sol drops below the horizon after nine o'clock at night and the twilight lingers in the Northwest sky till nearly eleven.  The warm highs in the upper 70s tend to linger as well with the mercury often still flirting with seventy degrees after ten o'clock.  I enjoy sitting out on the patio as the sky slowly changes hue from red and orange to a deep Sapphire blue up high and a soft pastel blue near the horizon.  Towering fir trees are back lit silhouettes against the beautiful twilight sky.  A nice cool sangria really hits the spot after a long day in the warm sun.

Soak it up my friends, soak it up.