Blue Skies

Ugh, I forgot to post Wednesday as I started work this week. Maybe besides Sunday, I'll just post randomly-ha!

The above pictures are of the glorious blue sky when it appears. The 2 others of houses near me. I will be posting more of these. The details are really great, but looking at my first forays into taking these pictures, well, I was a bit too far away. When the sun shines again, I'll shoot closer.

Well, it was cold with blue skies here the last 2 1/2 weeks and the natives complained.
I thought it was great. Colder here than normal, but no colder than Richmond in winter. And then the rains started midweek. Cold & sleety rain-ugh! It's been mixed until today, but now it's snowing madly! Yea!
The dogs deal with this better than I. Our morning walks have been clear, the eve ones wet...well, this morn , it was a mix of rain & snow. We fortunately have a cover over the door so I can dry the dogs off before going inside, but I'm having to get used to my wet clothes, coats & towels hanging daily in the shower. Also doing laundry almost every other day. The dryer gets the most use.

The weather is funny here. I get up it's clear. Then it rains. Midday, the sun comes out & you'll see these blue skies and then later, more light rain & then clear again. The Oregonians tell me I'll get used to this & will stop carrying an umbrella & probably won't even wear a raincoat anymore. mmm.. I doubt it about the raincoat.

Have been doing some fun things. Went to a fashion show at a museum, going to many microbreweries. You could go to a different one every nite & all the beer is really good! Have to exercise a lot to keep that beer belly at bay!
Exercising or running is tough here in the winter. You've got the rain & lots of times wind. You run on soggy grass, muddy trails, moss covered sidewalks. I run very slowly now.