Heat wave aside, it sure feels good, stepping outside without a jacket for the first time since when? Last September? Seattle looks beautiful right now. If not for the din of emergency sirens all weekend, you'd think you were in a garden paradise.
This summer-like heat spell is right on the heels of heavy rain, so the flowers are going bonkers. Some of the rose bushes are taller than me. Spring is typical a long season, starting in February with a gradual warm-up. There were summers when it never got this hot at all, and here we are, only in May.
This heat wave stretches all across the Northwest and western Canada. The mid-level snow is already melted in the Cascade Mountains, but there's still plenty of high elevation snow pack so they expect the rivers to rise again, although fingers crossed, not reaching the level we saw.
The Methow Valley News ran a front page article about the minor flooding in the Valley last week. While it wasn't a record crest, it was up there with a handful of others in recent years.
The river has settled down for the time being, leaving our little stretch none the worse for wear. Amanda took the photos this weekend.
Off to a different kind of heat today. I have a flight to Las Vegas at 10 am, and looking forward to spending the week with Dad and Doodles while my sister takes a long-overdue vacation.
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