runcation, n.: The action or an act of weeding. Also occas.: the action of rooting.
There are many jokes about Oregon and summer and rain.
“Oregonians don’t tan, we rust.”
“Oregon summer: the best two weeks of the year.”
Question: “What do you call two straight days of rain in Portland?”
Answer: “A weekend.”“It only rains twice a year in Portland: October through April and May through June.”
Question: “What does daylight-saving time mean in Portland?”
Answer: “An extra hour of rain.”
I really like the last one.
In this spirit, Oregonians don’t wait for good weather to accomplish things.
Today I had one goal–to get in some good weeding time. so after a few quick errands, I made my way outside. The sky was overcast with clouds of varying blackness around, but it wasn’t raining right then.
Over the next hour and half I weeded in various states of rain. Finn, who is clearly much smarter than I, moved in and out of the garage at each change of weather. But I persevered.
However, when the rain started to look like this, I gave up.
