Hot! Hot! Hot!

I'm not one of those people who always complain about the weather.

I talk about the weather often, not in an "I don't know what else to talk about" kind of way, but more in an "am I going to get drenched in this sweatshirt?" kind of way.

Seattle weather reporters don't complain when it's 70 degrees and clear. If there's anything other than that going on, then it's too rainy, too hot, too cold, too snowy, too windy...

Seattle natives expect overcast clouds and rain, so whenever there is a variation, we're happy. The weather reporters are typically transplants and constantly hold out for the same weather they got "back home" (wherever that is).

I don't complain, or at least I try not to. I'll scorch in the sun and relish the sting on my back after a couple of hours at the lake. When I can see my breath in the air, I'll bundle up in my favorite cozy sweater. I admit, I started wearing my knee high rain boots casually this spring, since it was so very wet. I hate cold, wet feet. No fun at all.

So here we are in the early suimmer. One day away from July and finally, we have some hot weather! Everyone is out at the lakes and pools, anywhere they can go to cool off. Few Seattleites have air conditioning, so sometimes a walk in the mall, or jaunt over to Starbucks for some A/C is in order. Not only that, we can get a nice, iced beverage.

I took a photo of our thermometer yesterday at 130 degrees. Wow! Watch out for those Seattle summers. Quick everybody, move to California!