Comments on: Sunday in Seattle

By: still realizing

still realizing — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:05:00 +0000

There used to be a bald eagle living at the southern tip of Mercer Island. The nest was up high in one of the pines. They may still be there.

By: nyomythus

nyomythus — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:05:00 +0000

Macy’s near Stanford

That’s where I almost accidentally drove my van into David Letterman as he was crossing the street arguing with some woman — 1988.

By: Tom Grey

Tom Grey — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:05:00 +0000

My dear PC friends Ed & Regina got married in Seattle, and after I got married in Slovakia went to visit them (while my pregnant wife went to Beijing to represent Slovakia at the UN Women’s conference).

Regina got us lovely gifts at Nordstrom’s, Eva still uses the black purse. It was better than the Macy’s near Stanford (or in NYC).

By: robaf70

robaf70 — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:05:00 +0000

I’d like to buy you a coke and go for a walk.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:05:00 +0000

Neo,

I'm a Seattle native and yes, as the joke goes, I have webbed feet.

You should be here when it really is Summer. In July. Usually a Tuesday.

By: Cappy

Cappy — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:05:00 +0000

Great Lakes weather is typically nice, for about 4 weeks in the fall. At any rate, the more severe summers and winters provide a good excuse to avoid working around the house.

By: The probligo

The probligo — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:05:00 +0000

Auckland NZ has a standing joke, and there is a pop song that picks it up - Split Enz I think - that Auckland “has four seasons in one day”.

Your description brought to mind the extensions to that Auckland quip -

“If you think this is bad, just wait ten minutes.”

or if the weather is particularly fine and hot -

“Go stand in the sun. Summer will end in ten minutes and counting…”

By: Robert Holzbach

Robert Holzbach — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:05:00 +0000

Actually, there was an article in the Boston Globe on just this point — the effect of the floods on the mosquito population. But, Good News! — the floods supposedly destroyed the first wave of mosquito larvae, so we should have noticably less bugs.

I’m in a Boston suburb and it certainly hasn’t been buggy bad.

I think the big plus of Boston in summer is that it seems like you only have 2 to 4 weeks of real heat. That’s great!

By: olivia1

olivia1 — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:05:00 +0000

You should take a ferry ride over to Vancouver and spend a day at Butchart Gardens. It is so beautiful. I treasure the memory of just revelling in the stunning sweeps of beds and wonderful plethora of colors. We went in August when the annuals were probably at their peak. You will almost never be closer than you are now so try to fit it in if you have never been!

By: nyomythus

nyomythus — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:05:00 +0000

Roasting hot in the deep south — have fun up there.