The Frozen North

Frequently, while in the South, we come across folks who believe (logically) that since Washington State is so far north, it must surely be colder than places like Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania and the like, come winter and early spring.   Others hear of the endless rain that falls upon Seattle and think that we spend our days hunkered down indoors or wrapped tightly in waterproof wear of all shapes and colors. Many days, this is true (the wet part, not the frozen part).  

This year, we travelled through our share of frozen cold land as we headed back to Frogwater from Clearwater.   Unusually cold temperatures were entirely expected with the exceptionally harsh and extended winter that descended on the midwest, southeast, and many of the western states this season. We didn't make any bets on much improved weather as we headed further and further west.

True to our expectations, as we entered Idaho, it started to rain.  As we donned our rain gear, we just resigned ourselves to an extension of the wettest March on record that had just passed in the Pacific Northwest.  We arrived home to a mix of gray, fog, wet, and soggy.... as expected. Much to our surprise though, 48 hours after we returned, during a break from all the work that landed on our plates as we entered Washington, the sunshine came blazing out of hiding and made our whole world brighter:

That's pretty good for both the Frozen North and the Pacific NorthWET... I can't complain.  Of course, this stunning weather is transient, but I still shouldn't complain! 

Not complaining is the right idea.  It's the implementation that can get a wee bit tricky.