Summertime is here...probably.

Yesterday was the summer solstice. The longest day of the year here in the northern hemisphere. Isn't that warm twilight sky awesome at 10 o'clock? Yes it is. The Pacific Northwest region can't get too excited about summer until the booms and bangs of Independence day are through. It isn't until Uncle Sam's birthday arrives that summertime is really secured. But my how that summer is so sweet. 75 glorious days of sunshine and warm temps with a light that lingers well into the late evening.

The solstice turned out to be quite nice after the clouds cleared out in the afternoon. I had a nice, comfy mid to upper 70s under brilliant sunshine. Hello summer. get out and soak that up my friends, soak it up.

Warm dry and soggy too So goes June in the 'Couv'

Our neighbors south of the Columbia enjoyed nice summery weather for the Rose Festival which seems to be a rarity. The Rose Festival low as it is affectionately called, was delayed this year. But fickle spring was not to be denied her angry bouts of wet temper. This whole last week was a cloudy display of drips and raging downpours.

I have openly pondered the notion that perhaps this year we will have a summer that actually gets underway in June. Some weather experts seem to think that an extended period of warm and dry weather is eminent. I don't know too many people that would not welcome an early summer.

Whatever the weather get out and soak it up my friends, soak it up.