Blue Sunday

June 7th, cloudy and cold; when will this end? I have a kayak gathering dust, my bicycle is rusting in the driveway, and walking means that I'd have to dig out my winter jacket that I just put up in the attic a few weeks ago when it hit 90 degrees, for a day. The U.P. isn't just a place it's a way of life. You need to be able to enjoy snow sports or you need to be like me a man who loves to read, if not the winter wears you down. Sadly a lot of us have to work multiple jobs to help pay for heating our homes for nine months out of the year. We could stand tall and cut the heat on June 1st and wait until October 1st to turn it back on but we'd be dealing with 50 degree days and, shudder, 35 degree nights. From about June 15th to August 15th we have summer. During this time the U.P. becomes a wonderland of adventure. You can fish, swim, kayak, hike, or just be a tourist in your own hometown. So on this blue Sunday, June 7th, I can only look forward to our U.P. summer that's only 8 days away, I hope.