It's Not That There Haven't Been Sun Breaks

On the whole, it's been dull and gray and/or rainy for weeks. This is a good thing, oh yes water so glad you're here yes.

Precip numbers in the Northwest are good so far in this new water year, November 24, 2012 (Click for larger image.)

Certainly the situation in the rest of the country is frightening.

U. S. Seasonal Drought Outlook (Click for larger image.)

So not complaining. But every time a bit of blue appeared in the sky or out the window, my life happened to be organized wrong to take advantage. And no sooner were the prayer flags disentangled again than along came more wind, more rain.

Days like this. November 23, 2012 (Click for larger image.)

The log ship Astoria Bay is loading down at the T-pier. Yesterday afternoon they were working hard, two loaders, four cranes, two trucks at once on the pier, longshoreman waving and shouting in the dull gray light.

Loading Astoria Bay. November 23, 2012 (Click for larger image.)

Today it's blue out. Cue the tambourines and joyful dancing, oh yeah.

Tiny slice of the Strait of Juan de Fuca out my window. San Juan Island ghostly out there. November 24, 2012 (Click for larger image.)