Go Hawks!! This morning reminds me of mid October. Dark, cold, and drizzly.

Out of nowhere, it’s pouring again. What a May and June around here.

The breadth of that is striking.

Lovely morning in Bellevue. Low and dark cloud deck, streets framed in a New England summer green, and air that is just a smidge cool and a touch moist. This is a damn fine summer day. With the solstice approaching, here beings the my mental calendar of "it is nearly fall" Mid June - I start thinking about these kinds of things Mid-Late June - Ornamental shrubs start to go crimson Late June - Hobby Lobby starts to put their fall decore out July 4th - Last pure summer day July 5th - Back to school adverts start to appear July 21st - Evening and morning light is noticeably shorter Late July - Last 9pm sunset August 1st - Pumpkin Spice date from Starbucks, NFL Hall of Fame game, August 2nd - Sub 60º solar elevation August 7th - Local temp averages start to make a noticeable decline; mornings are noticeably cooler August 8th - NFL Preseason starts Mid August - Sun is noticeably lower in the sky August 19th - less than 14 hours of daylight Late August - last 8pm sunset; sun under 55º (white color temps start to shift from bright white to warmer hues) Last week of August - Pumpkin spice season kicks off August 31st - last 50º day, sky is noticeably more "faded" on the horizon September 1st - Safeway rolls out the Halloween candy

Clear this morning once again. Breezy this morning.