One Day of Summer

April 12 was our first day of summer -- the high temperature was 82, with very low humidity. It was a beautiful day to be outdoors. Fortunately, I had scheduled a hike up Tiger Mountain on that day. Here is the view from the summit, looking west towards the Olympic Mountains in the distance (60 miles away).This little fella was hanging around hoping for a nibble of food. We call him a camp robber, but he is also known as a gray jay (Perisoreus canadensis). For an entertaining description of this species of bird written in 1925, see http://www.nps.gov/archive/mora/notes/vol2-19a.htm.

In the week since our first day of summer, it has snowed several times. Friday and Saturday were wacky weather, with rain, snow, hail, and sun coming in repeated patterns. Here is my snow photo. Soto got a whole lot more at his house.