In case you didn’t see the news, the Seattle area was visited by a winter storm. When it snows here, people drop what they’re doing and leave. It’s really weird to watch. I’m from a part of the state where snow in the winter is part of the season. Here in Seattle, it’s nearly the end of everything and rightly so. Seattle is built on hills and very steep ones in places. It’s also mild in the winter. When we get snow, the ground isn’t frozen enough so we get ice first then snow. It creates a huge mess.

For this particular snow event, the region saw anything from 2 inches to 20. Average snow fall is 6 and it doesn’t come all at once, nor does it last for more than a day or two. Today is day three. Three days of cold, snowy bliss. But reality is coming. Tomorrow we’re under a winter warning for rain. Lots of rain. 1 to 3 inches. We had the freezing rain today, which was very unpleasant for the few people that didn’t skip work.

Can’t wait for spring. I like spring here which starts at the end of February. Usually anyways.