We’re above water in Seattle

That’s the view from Pioneer Square’s Zeitgeist Coffee Shop window counter in Seattle this morning. You’ll see blue sky above.

Thanks for asking about the storms and rain we’ve been having out here. No snow here in town like back home in Wisconsin, but hurricane force winds and 6 or 7 inches of rain are nothing to sneeze at. Dry here now, but people west of here on the Olympic Penninsula and south of here along the rivers running into Grays Harbor got slammed and putting up with real hardship.

Plus there are some missing snowboarders around the Crystal Mountain Ski Resort/Mount Rainier. This followed some hikers being killed in an avalanche in the Cascades just east of Seattle.

Seattle ain’t as bad as painted. As we approach Christmas we’ll have a few days where it gets down to the upper 20’s and our share of drizzle. But the ocean keeps it fairly temperate – and brings us ample snow for skiing.