Summer is here!

Summer finally arrived in the Pacific Northwest after a long wet spring. It officially arrived at 10:16 AM PDT. It has already been summer for 11+ hours! YAY!

I love the long hours of daylight and bright sun with deep blue skies. I am grateful that the earth's elliptical orbit is such that northern winters are closer to the sun and the summers are farther away. That helps make for more modest temperature swings in the Northern Hemisphere.

Warm days in early summer are my favorite days. Today was a perfect day weather-wise in my book.

There are many aspects of physics, astrophysics and biology that make the warm sun a vital part of our lives. I am grateful for all of them coming together to make for the perfect day here in Bellevue.