Rain

Oh, I just heard rain on the windows. It's been raining all day. Nothing special, just a nice hard, solid rain.

But the thing is that tomorrow is supposed to be "really heavy rain" as opposed to this. It will be a good day to be inside.

Rain

Summer's hitting all at once

After months of no spring and little summer, we're throwing a party of some kind. It's going to be record highs here for the next few days (in the 90s), continuing hot through the weekend. Well, my tomatoes and squash shall enjoy the hot weather at last. The flowers out front are certainly doing nicely!

And here's a quote for today:

“Like everyone else who makes the mistake of getting older, I begin each day with coffee and obituaries.” --Bill Cosby

Summer's hitting all at once

Where the hell's the snow? Oh, there it is!

We've been expecting heavy snow for a couple of days now. We were told that we'd get 3" on Wednesday. Uh, nope. Then we were told that there was a HUGE ENORMOUS storm coming in from Portland (which is suffering badly with snow and ice) Thursday during the day. Not only did it not come, but the weather warmed up into the high 30s and everything melted. It was disgustingly warm for something where there was a lot of snow promised.

It snowed a little earlier this evening and there was mebbe an inch on the ground. Everything had melted off so it looked fluffy and virginal. There's a lot of snow happening now: huge, puffy flakes falling thick and fast. I have no idea how much we're due for, but I think it's going to be quite a bit.

Cool. I'm on vacation and can just watch it snow. :)


Addendum, 8:00am Friday: we're up to 3" now and should have another inch or so.

Where the hell's the snow? Oh, there it is!

Snow!

About 10:15 this morning, the Babe phoned me and said "So, waddaya think about working at home?"

"What do I think about what?" I replied, always quick on the uptake.

"You obviously haven't looked outside, have you?"

"Nope, just a minute." I keep the blinds and shutters closed most of the time because I like it without too much natural light when I'm working. Up went the venetian blinds.

Snow! Lots of snow!

Looking down the street from our front door

"Pretty impressive!" I said when I got back to the phone. "How much snow is it?"

"The real question," she replied, "is not how much snow, but how much ice."

"Oh, dear!" I said.

"Yes, I made it into the office over the bridge only because I know how to drive on snow. And even then I saw a lot of cars that had gone off the road on Delta Highway. Only a few of the people made it into the office, too."

"Well, I shall revel in the fact that I work at home, then!" I said.

Neighbor's back yard

I got the camera so I could take a few quick snaps. It's looking like there's maybe 3-4" of snow so far. It's still snowing a little, so how much more may accumulate by the end of today isn't clear.

The patio furniture in the backyard

When I popped my head out the back door to take shots of the backyard, I could hear kids playing in one of the nearby yards and a father helping them. And the street in front of the house slopes gently, so there are three or four kids sledding and tobogganing down the street.

I'm really glad that I don't have to go anywhere farther than up and down the stairs today, though. It'd be a pain to drive in this.

Snow!

Beating the heat

It's been toooooo haaaaaaaht (said in my very best whiney tone). Even worse, the A/C wasn't working right on Monday and the house was 81 degrees in the body of the house and probably about 91 in the office with the computers and the lights and no air circulation. snivelsnivesnivel

The kitties have been rather placid as a result of the heat (except Bo, who continues to try and hunt anything that moves). Here's a photo of Yang (above) and Willow (below) making the best of a warm day.

Beating the heat

It's late at night

"It's too haaaaaaaaaht!" he whined. Actually, it's still too darned warm for me. Shoot, if I wanted it to be hot, I'd still be living in Tucson. I like it about 67 most of the time. Not a lot of sun is okay with me, generally, although I still have hopes of growing Crenshaw melons this year, which do require all the sun they can get.

I'm probably going to have a non-alcoholic drink of something, like a Diet Squirt, and go to bed. Bleah.

I like having married into a big family that gets along pretty well. My family tends to get along pretty well these days, too, but I like seeing a whole family that has always gotten along pretty well. And they're nice people to know and be part of, too. I really like that.

It's late at night