At last, summertime!

Our wayward seasons seem finally to have straightened themselves out. Today, July 1st, looks and feels like summer with high temperatures and higher yet expected during the coming week.  It will be over 100º part of the time.

Bring back the rain, the fog, the chill in the air!  I envy friends who are on their first cruise to Alaska today where they will be navigating the Inside Passage while we swelter.  Okay, I've seen that twice, but I'm talking about the weather right now and how much I dislike the heat.

The one good thing about higher temperatures is that blackberries and tomatoes will be much happier and, if they're happy, so am I!