Yesterday was the last warm and sunny day in Seattle for the foreseeable future. We woke up this morning to the sweet and unfamiliar sound of rain. I'm propped up in bed listening to raccoons rummaging and wrestling around on the wet ground. They are happy. Today's rain is just an appetizer for the weekend. We're supposed to be hit with a November-type storm that should bring large amounts of rain to the dry mountains and help the firefighters in central Washington. We are happy.
Ironically, we had a excursion planned this weekend to get out of Seattle. I'd been looking forward to it for a long time. Our friends Betsy and Paul had invited us over to spend the day at their Hood Canal cabin, but with 5 inches of rain falling on the Olympic peninsula tomorrow, we took a genuine rain check.
I have plenty to keep me busy inside this weekend, starting with a basket of pears waiting to be transformed into the magic of pear-walnut chutney. Enjoy these last days of summer.
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