Summer has ARRIVED! At least we hope!

Seattle is well known for the cloudy, overcast, rainy weather that dominates the skies for a majority of the year. Now contrary to what most people think, Seattle is not USUALLY that bad. It's not a place where it dumps rain EVERY day. Most of the time its got some overcast skies, with misty rain. Nothing that can't typically be handled by the average person.

Now obviously, in the March/April timeframe after a good 6 months of mostly overcast skies (even if its NOT raining), most Seattlites search out some vacation to a sunny destination to get a fix of vitamin D. Its a much needed weapon to combat the gray skies of Seattle. But summers here are what every Seattlite surges through the gray fall/winters for. The gorgeous clear skies, fresh air, sun that bounces off the MANY waterfronts around the city. On a clear sunny day there is NO OTHER place to be than out enjoying the city of Seattle.

Well..that is true MOST of the time. But this year has been SLIGHTLY different. Even from the most veteran Seattle resident I have heard the "This is NEVER gonna end! I need OUT! Is summer EVER coming?!" Rants. It was even so bad that by the end of July an article surfaced about how much true summer weather Seattle had incurred this year (with summer weather being designated above 80 degrees). That total was 78 minutes...and if you dropped the standard to 75....a whopping 18 hours! Not even a DAY! Holy crap I was thinking I'd pass out from reading what I already knew to be the ugly truth.

But, Seattle surprised us over the last week or so, and has given us about a WEEK of consistently sunny and upper 70 degree weather! Holy COW is it TRULY summer?!? Well, we shall see about that! Because as soon as I decided to write this lovely little post....Seattle decided maybe not. Cloudy overcast skies have returned, and we've been in the low 70's during the day, but by mid evening we're sunny skies and pretty decent weather.

Now that we're closing in on the middle of August....and what most begin to feel like the end of summer (Labor Day), we shall see if we get a late summer, or if it skips us all together.


Although....I'm already somewhat ready for hats and scarves and coats...the beauty of changing leaves and the glory that fall bestows upon the Emerald City. But I'll keep my mouth shut for fear of being stoned by those still patiently (or impatiently as the case most likely is) awaiting the arrival of summer.