Uncle!

Shivering olive tree...

We've had enough of winter in the Northwest. Yesterday the weather was wild bordering on ridiculous: near freezing temps, blowing snow, rain, hail, grapple and brief periods of sun. All within 24 hours. To add insult to injury, on the evening news we have to watch all of you back East loafing around city parks in T-shirts. It's now official that this is one of the warmest winters ever in the U.S. Except for the upper left-hand corner of the country, where we can't seen to catch a break from the weather pattern.

Blame La Nina and the jet stream-- the boundary between warm southern air and cold arctic that is stuck right over our heads. Click here for a nifty "live" graphic of the culprit.

Despite that, we do have one ripe olive for spring harvest...
break out the press.