Dear Sequim visitors,
Summer finally arrived in Sequim 2 days ago. Spring seemed to drag on forever this year with 4- 8 degrees lower average temperatures. Looks like our Sequim temperatures jump from one extreme to the other. Last weekend, at my garage sale I bundled up with one of my winter coats and the most frequent conversation with buyers was about our recent nippy Sequim weather. However, 3 days later summer arrived in Sequim with temperatures between 75 - 82 F.
Guess what, now people complain about the 'heat' but to tell you the truth I won't because compared to all the heat waves in the Eastern states or Texas or even right here in the Eastern parts of WA state like the Tri-cities or Seattle which experienced a heat advisory with 88F yesterday, we are doing just fine in Sequim on the Olympic Peninsula. So we can't and I won't complain about the sunny warm weather!
We can need all the sun for our fruits to ripen and get sweet and tasty. Yesterday morning, I picked strawberries at Graysmarsh. They tasted much sweeter than the ones a week ago. I was a lonesome picker at 8am and had a nice chat with the 'berry lady'. Raspberries can be picked now as well. I have already arranged with my friend to pick tomorrow morning. I actually also checked the blueberry rows. The early kind rows of blueberries are already full of ripe fruits. I expect Graysmarsh to open those for picking soon, so we will be able to pick all the fruits at one time.
What else is new in Sequim apart from IHop and Goodwill having arrived in Sequim? Well, of course, everybody who loves Sequim, loves the Sequim Lavender Festival. The 2010 Sequim Lavender Festival is coming up on July 16 with all the exciting events like: Lavender Farm Tours, the Lavender Festival Street Fair in Fir St and Music in the Park. What amazes me most is the huge variety of lavenders: all beautiful and with the specific seducing smell of lavender. Just make your way to Sequim and see for yourselves what our Sequim Lavender is like.
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