November 9, 2006
Until last week, I could avoid the reality that summer has passed. For most of October, Seattle had lots of sun and little rain. Although high temperatures didn’t make it past the 50s for most of the month, all that sun helped sustain the illusion of summer. In fact, I went to the Ballard Locks to sunbathe twice in October (the 11th and 12th, if you must know).
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While my attire consisted of a tank top, shorts, sandals, and sunscreen, many of the trees wore their fall wardrobe.
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I would guess that the next time I sunbathe will be … oh, probably some time in May (April, if I’m lucky). Last week, low temperatures dropped into the 30s for a few days. And then the rain began.
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Temperatures have warmed up, but the rain has not completely abated. We’ve had record rains and, not surpringsly, flooding in some areas of Western Washington. And the breezes and blusters have knocked much of the spectacular fall color from the trees to the ground. However, some leaves stubbornly refuse to relocate.
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So, time to face it: Fall has arrived.
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