We’ve had a lot of rain this Winter & Spring.
A local TV station posts daily rainfall updates and I like to see how much above “normal” we are. Today’s stats are as follows:
MARCH RAIN to Date: 7.01″ Departure from Normal: +3.75″
Rainfall since October 1st (water year): 41.25″ Departure from Normal: +15.33″
As I drive home over the Marquam Bridge, I look at one of the Portland’s many other bridges, the Hawthorne Bridge. It has numbered markings on its tower foundations and I use these to help me monitor the height of the Willamette River. The markings are now under water.
One of the really funny aspects of the wet Pacific NW climate is how non-living things turn green with moss.
The asphalt in parking lots has taken on a greenish hue,
as have the back steps of my home.
These rocks in my garden are positively fuzzy.
But the best bit of out of place greenery is growing on my neighbor’s car.
