Summer (Can't Last Too Long)

It is finally summer here in the northwest. It was a magical transition, from cold and damp to warm and sun. The overcast skies and rain that have persisted long after they should have given way to a bright, blue sky with the occasional puffy white cloud.

The temperature is expected to reach 70°F today. Bellingham has gone 249 consecutive days without reaching 70°F. We are not going to break the record of 254 days set in 1955, according to the National Weather Service, which keeps records for this area as far back as 1949. That is a record I am sure all Bellinghamsters will be happy not to leave to history.

For now, the sun is out, flowers are blooming, the vegetable garden is finally flourishing. The Winter that seemed to last forever and the Spring that never really was have passed.

And while summer solstice is over two weeks away, I will revel in the pastel colors of the dawn and dusk, and the azure sky in-between. This is the sort of day we can live with, soaking in all the rays the sun can provide. It will seem perfect. It will be perfect.