Oct 12, 2012 Finally - Rain in the Forecast!



Smoke to the SW on Wednesday


It's a cloudy morning with rain in the forecast for tomorrow.  Haven't checked, but don't think we have had any for at least three months now.  My Aunt Nene said that Port Orchard is 72 days without rain and still counting.  Extremely unusual, as they are on the Olympic Penninsula just south of the rainforest which receives the most rain in the U.S. 

No smoke this morning and, while at the laundramat yesterday, I heard that the Wenatchee Complex fire is now 100% contained.  Which is not to say that it is out, but it is not going anywhere.  The Table Mountain fire to the southwest is still only 75% contained.  Hopefully this weekend's rain will change all that.

We had a very enjoyable breakfast and visit with RJ Wednesday morning, but he didn't stay too long as he still has lots to get done before he leaves Saturday morning.  We had a busy day also.  I split and stacked seven loads of wood.  Can easily do more than five if I stretch it out, taking breaks and doing other things inbetween.  JB worked on putting up a metal frame we have for a shelter in which to fix MAX.  We will just afix tarps to it for the top and sides when we need to use it.  Don't want the wind to blow it down.

Yesterday we both had to go Down There.  I had my annual physical, five loads of laundry to wash, mail to pick up, and two windows and a small cupboard to pick up for RJ as they would not fit into his Wrangler.  I stopped at Larry and Elsie's on the way home to get water and give the chickens some apples.  With all that, I was gone six hours and had to take a nap before dinner.  JB had to go to our annual medical insurance meeting, and, sure enough, we will probably have to change companies.  It will be an HMO plan as opposed to a PPO, but the premiums with be less expensive.  Lots of reading to do about this.

Elsie said the pond created by their spring is almost overflowing now, so the water table is definitely on its way up.  We'll try our well pump soon and see if it has reached us yet.

Thought for the day:  Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.  Albert Einstein