Can you see us "basking in the spring weather?" That's the Weather Network's headline for our weather this week.
The definition of bask seems quite humorous:
lie exposed to warmth and light, typically from the sun, for relaxation and pleasure. "sprawled figures basking in the afternoon sun"
I don't think there will be much "sprawling" in Florida today. The temperatures yesterday varied between a high of 10 degrees down to -3 degrees. That's not goo for our fruit crops at all. What a reversal for the Spring break vacationers.
So if we are to bask in the weather this week, I assume we won't be having rain. Seattle, on the other hand, has a lot of weather jokes about rain, so basking wouldn't happen there very often.
Q: What does daylight saving time mean in Seattle? A: An extra hour of rain
Q: What do you call two straight days of rain in Seattle? A: A weekend
A newcomer to Seattle arrives on a rainy day. He gets up the next day and it's raining. It also rains the day after that, and the day after that. He goes out to lunch and sees a young kid and asks out of despair, "Hey kid, does it ever stop raining around here?" The kid says, "How do I know? I'm only 6."
A curious fellow died one day and found himself in limbo waiting in a long, long line for judgment. As he stood there, he noticed that some souls were allowed to march right through the gates of heaven. Others were led over to Satan, who threw them into a lake of fire. Every so often, instead of hurling a poor soul into the fire, Satan would toss him or her to one side.
After watching Satan do this several times, the fellow's curiosity got the better of him. He strolled over and tapped Old Nick on the shoulder.
"Excuse me, there, Your Darkness," he said. "I'm waiting in line for judgment, and I couldn't help wondering why you are tossing some people aside instead of flinging them into the fires of hell with the others?"
"Ah," Satan said with a grin. "Those are Seattle-ites. I'm letting them dry out so they'll burn."
Trains yesterday, followed by rain today. This is montage image of the National Gallery in Ottawa overlaid with rain on the car windows. This seems appropriate to Seattle weather.
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