Under the Weather

I haven't been feeling fantastic today.  No, it's not just a case of the "Mondays" (My stomach usually doesn't react to Mondays this way).  It's no fun feeling under the weather.

Hmm, wait what does that saying even mean? I mean I know what it means, but why do we use it when we're sick?

As per Answers.Yahoo.com:

This popular phrase for "ill" dates back to 1827. It is commonly believed that bad weather can make you sick.

A site visitor gave his/her opinion about this idiom:
I believe that "under the weather" is an old sailor phrase. When men were sick, they would rest below deck and thus were literally "under" the weather on deck

Another site visitor gave his/her opinion about this idiom:
Moreover, the deck they were under was likely "the weather deck", meaning the most exposed deck on the ship, usually the foredeck (over the seamen's quarters at the front end of the ship) or the quarterdeck
(where the helm was located, high for a good view). Either way, if you needed to be sick, you wouldn't want to "toss your cookies" where the wind could toss them back in your face, nor would anyone with you want you to do so. You'd be firmly told to "under the weather" to be sick.

Well there you go. A history lesson for today.

This sailor is going to sleep.

Here's a couple more shots from our Coastal Trail hike...

Here's a double take... I like them both for different reasons.