Blatherskite

Thank you so much for your comments on my last picture, guys! I really appreciate it :). And glad you like it.

On Sunday and Monday we had the brunt of the terrible storm that slammed into the western side of the state (you can kind of see it from the last picture). It warmed up a bit Saturday night and melted most of the road ways. So Raf and I decided to go to Manito Park an snap some shots. Well, as you can see we got stuck in a snow storm that ended up dumping TONS of snow on us. On Monday the windstorm hit and we lost power, but only for an hour. But it was a warm wind and ended up melting all of the snow that had been dumped on us the night before. I’m so very glad I didn’t go out and shovel our driveway!

Tuesday morning was strangely beautiful. The sun came out and there was no sign of rain or snow at all. So I decided to carry my camera tourist-style around my neck on my way to work and I snapped some shots. Right after I took the photo above a man doing work in a nearby yard yelled (in a Russian accent), “Good job! It’s a beautiful day!”

Indeed it was.

Until a little later on in the day when we got more wind:

And thunder (!?!):

Right after I snapped this shot I heard thunder! WTF? We don’t get thunder in December! We get snow! This is just the strangest weather ever.

My thoughts are with those on the west side of the state (and Oregon). Those are some of my favorite cities. I hope things get back to normal soon.