Sun, sun, sun

I was raised in Oregon's Willamette Valley...in the rain. The valley usually gets about 40" of rain per year with an average 77 clear days. It is very green...and wet.

This is how it typically looks on a drive from the Willamette Valley to the High Desert of Central Oregon. Low clouds, mist, rain, farmland and an abundance of fir trees:


Driving over the pass, clouds all the way to Black Butte, and suddenly, blue sky....break out the sunglasses...


Welcome to Central Oregon's High Desert. Same day, different climate.


8" of rain per year, 300 days of sunshine...it's all right.

Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
and I say it's all right

Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it's all right

Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it's all right

Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...

Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
and I say it's all right
It's all right

The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun