Heard a new joke about the weather up here

June 27, 2010

A warm day today as the 4th approaches reminds me of a joke I heard recently about the weather up here, which has turned me into a year-around cold weather gardener now (lots of greens and peas, although I still try to grow peppers):

They say we have two seasons up here: winter and the 4th of July.

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