Rivers flooding, landslides, heavy rain...welcome to November. According to my mother, we've already gotten more rain in these first 11 days than we normally accumulate in the whole month. The Puyallup River has a flood watch, roads are closed, and I'll be staying home in my comfortable and safe hill dwelling, far away from any rivers. There are worse things than that, right? But whatever happened to those beautiful fall days we used to have?
Younger Daughter took this photo in Tacoma. Driving conditions look atrocious!
I did gear up for a run in my dad's old raincoat. No one could miss me in this fluorescent yellow; Dad would be happy that I'm getting some use of out it. :) The way things are going, I may be wearing it nearly every day. Sigh. I rarely wear baseball caps, but I put one on before I left because my glasses get drenched otherwise. It was a soggy jog!
I don't like yellow much yet this color predominates around here. And when the sky is gray and dumping buckets, a little brightness is cheery.
Unfortunately, most of the oranges and reds are gone.
One of my neighbors has this gorgeous tree though. It looks like fire!
My other waterproof Keen boots are so wet that I had to revert to my old ones. I do find some interesting items on my walks. Not quite sure who this swashbuckler is.
Every time I got up to refresh my coffee this morning, someone thought she should take over the recliner. ;) However, this girl is such a comfort to me in spite of her annoying habits. (scratching on the door at 7:00 a.m.?) Although it's been gloomy lately and my mood hasn't been the best, there are a few sunny days in the forecast for next week. Older Daughter and family are coming back in December for a WHOLE month. That will create yet another conundrum about how to celebrate when part of the family is unvaxxed. I'll be doing more decorating than I planned and will be swearing at fighting with a small Xmas tree. But it also means a lot of time with Grandson, and I'm certainly thrilled about that!
