Infamous 18-day Gap
I can’t really explain why that last post took 18 days to squeeze out. Two short weeks (the South Carolina trip and Thanksgiving) had me really humping work-wise, but maybe I just needed a re-charge. I’ll let you imagine that I used the time wisely.
Big news around here is weather. No, really. Saturday afternoon, it started snowing pretty persistently, enough to mask the flawed realty of Chez Perils (Click any photo to enlarge):
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It was just enough to nudge a chilly, soporific Saturday morning towards the giddiness that captures this town whenever snow sticks to the ground for a couple of hours. The feeling was tempered a bit, I’m sure, by the fact that it was Saturday, and no school or work was headed for the endangered list. I grabbed my camera and walked down to Greenlake to sightsee:
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As a contrast,here’s how the lake looked just a week earlier, at Thanksgiving:
The snow was gone by late evening, and both the mood and the weather turned dank and sullen. Then last night, the sky burst out in an inconsolable sobbing. You’d think its dog had died. And it kept going for 24 hours, making our gutters sound like Deception Pass at the flood tide, and I-5 is closed for a 20 mile stretch somewhere north of Portland.
So, there you have it. 18 days off and all I can post about is the weather. Just be thankful I’m not one of those compelled to talk about his innards.
December 4th, 2007 at 4:09 am
Keep dry — the morning news make it look quite spectacular out your way! As for those family gatherings: I officially declare envy.
Sincerely,
Roberta “Only Child” de Boer
December 4th, 2007 at 7:25 am
Ah man, I miss the fleeting snow. I was so gorgeous the five minutes it lasted.
December 4th, 2007 at 8:10 am
Brrr. Looks pretty frosty up there. Any chance for a snow day? Or is that only for school kids?
December 4th, 2007 at 10:12 am
Roberta - I don’t generally see TV news, so I wasn’t really clued in until late last night. And I’ll loan you my brothers any time. Have some bail money aside.
Janet - I’ll take your word for it
Kathy - the snow was gone pretty quickly. There wasn’t even any excuse to miss last call. Or church.
December 4th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
I just want to say that I have, in fact, talked about my innards.
December 5th, 2007 at 7:34 am
what have you got against innard talk anyway? nice snow pix. i’m soooo sorry we missed the snow.
December 5th, 2007 at 7:40 am
Snow is so pretty, and I especially like it from a distance, like 900 miles. That was quite a storm up there. I heard from neighbors that Port Townsend lost power for about three hours. That’s not so bad considering how much worse it could have been.
December 6th, 2007 at 6:40 am
Yes, Phil, if you have important data to share about your innards, we, your friends, want to hear it.
December 6th, 2007 at 11:43 am
Geez! My post was supposed to be “It” not “I.” Oh well, I am gorgeous, too.