When change happens in someone’s life, a common question for
family and friends to ask is “how are things?”
This is most definitely true of my move to WA. And since part of my change involves a
different climate, the second question that follows is almost always about the
weather or rain or cold, and how terrible it must be to live in the gloom ever
day. To which I respond, “it’s really
not that bad”. Honestly, it’s not. I’ll let those of you who aren’t familiar
with the Pacific Northwest in on a little
secret… it really doesn’t rain here as much as you’d think. It’s more of a light mist. What I call “California rain” (aka actual rain drops) doesn’t
happen all that frequently. However, the
lack of real rain doesn’t mean there is a lack of cloud cover. It’s cloudy a lot. Something I hadn’t taken
into consideration is how constant grayness during the day also equates to lack
of color during sunset. As a result, I
have a new found appreciation for the magical way a setting sun makes
everything glow. It’s genuinely
exciting. A couple weeks ago we had
several days of sunshine and yes, amazingly vibrant sunsets. This is one of them overlooking Greenlake…
