Weather In The Northwest

This is what the weather looked like as we were crossing the 520 bridge.  On a clear day you would be looking at Mt. Rainier...

today you could only see the sun trying to break through.

By the time we got to The Drunken Bear, the sky had cleared and it turned into a beautiful fall day.



And typical of a fall day here in the Pacific Northwest, the spiders are out in full force.  Luckily for us, these are not poisonous spiders.  But, they build their webs between very wide openings and if you are not paying attention, you will walk right into them.

This is a close-up of the peak in the second photo above.  We think this peak has been loosing rock since we started building.  It is fascinating to see this peak in different positions of the sun, as the shadows are always changing.  We will be watching to see if more rock is lost this winter.

A little of the fall color in the valley of another peak to the right of the picture above.

This is another thing we will be observing to see if it changes.  We have a few Western Red Cedars that appear to be dying.  This one is on the edge of the road in back of our property.