The sun shone brightly over Springfield. Not a cloud in the sky, yet not too hot either. It was picturesque weather if ever there was any.
Many of the residents, left their piece of the urban sprawl and had either headed off on vacation, or were on this day, at the beach. Pretty much the only people who weren't were The Simpson family. They were content to be at home in their now desolate community. It was a strange sort of day for activities, as the summer usually meant that people did not want to do anything much, yet the cool weather was a reminder of the just passed springtime. However the sun was indeed a convincing sign of hot weather, something that may have tricked the minds of the Simpsons, who were well into relaxation mode, and did not care much for the weather.
Bart was enjoying finally finishing the long school year, and now on the tail end of the first full week off, was still inside playing video games. Lisa was lying on her bed, slightly more disappointed at the fact that school was over, but pleased nonetheless. She had never fully taken on the idea of playing video games, and instead preferred to spend her time lying on her bed with a book. Homer lay outside on the hammock, with a beer on his lap. The seasons seemed not to affect him too much, although he was in a better mood then normal as he was only now on his vacation. Marge was inside, beginning to make a start on dinner. It was just going on 4pm. It would not be the usual Sunday night dinner. The 3rd Sunday of June was always the first one where all of the family were on their holidays, as they all would be for the next few weeks, until Homer went back to work. But for Bart and Lisa it was just the beginning of a long, relaxing summer.