January A Solid Month

The new year has gotten off to 

a good start here in Western 

Washington as far as weather 

goes. 

We just got over with two weeks 

of no rain after so much rain in

December which included flooding.

I feel blessed we didn't have any

flooding where I am at. 

I would say that being a tourist

January was a good time to be

here. The temperatures were 

about normal being a bit above 

freezing. Though December was

great for the mountains it wasn't 

as much for January. For those 

who like to ski weren't able to ski 

like they wanted to though can 

still do so. The skiing resorts 

are less than two hours away 

from Seattle and in many cases 

only about an hour. 

I did have to scrape ice off my car 

two or three times which isn't bad. 

Of course seeing sights of Seattle 

and going with North and South

are good. I am sure flooding is

no problem although who were hit

by it are trying to rebuild. 

February we sometimes get snow 

in the cities and country side.

A lot of citizens don't care about

driving in it. There are plenty of 

hills too.

Have a safe and happy travels. 

December and New Year Coming

Here in Western Washington we had 

record amount of rain and flooding 

that we had never seen or heard 

about before.

Seattle and where I live on the

Olympic Peninsula didn't have

flood though the outskirts of

Seattle and north up to the

Canadian border did so. 

Sunss where I go over the border

to visit my cousins in British 

Columbia had flooding across

the road so couldn't get into

Canada at that point. 

The Green and White River flooded

so much the citizens of the area

had to be evacuated. This included

Tukwila which is very close to Seattle 

and near Boeing Field too. 

I am not sure how much rain came

down however it was likely at least

half of the yearly rainfall in about

ten days. Millions of dollars damaged

happened. It certainly was a good time 

for travelers to come.

My area had no damage though the

tides were high. Often we have drainage

issues in the shopping centers here

but not this time so things must have

been fixed. Shopping centers in those

areas of flooding were not so lucky 

as well as at least two dozens rivers.

For that period the temperatures

were higher than normal in the 

mountains too. Fortunately now the

temperatured have gone down with 

enough snow too. A few highways were

damaged where they will be out of

commission for a while.

Travel to Seattle and the Olympic Peninsula 

is fine if you don't mind some rainfall 

continue to happen. We could get some

snow in January and February too.

That is what's happening here. 

This is highway 2 near Tumwater Washington 

I am starting to make slime travel plans for 2026. I hope you do too. 

November the Raining Season

Unless you like rain November

would be a hard time to come

for a visit to Western Washington.

This is the raining season here 

for us. This is the rainest time of

the year. We are expecting colder

weather in December and January 

as well. 

Those retired and afford to live

elsewhere as well often this time

of the year. Many go to Arizona 

and California. They have a second

home in either place 

I love living here however winter

can be a bother though I try not 

think about.

Spring, summer and fall are really 

nice here. Coming for a visit would

be nice for you. We have mountains,

lakes and rivers. 

Heading Home

It is end to a nice vacation to

Virginia and Washington DC.

It is almost a six hour flight for 

those who want to come to the

Seattle area from DC 

The weather was nice during 

my visit.  Good places to visit

in Virginia as well as Washington.

Depending on your time there is

many places to go beyond these

two places to. There is Maryland 

close by as well along going to the

east coast.

Happy travels.  

A Beautiful Day In Washington DC

I have to say it was hard to stay 

indoors at the Smithsonian on

Wednesday it was a best day 

outside.

I did spend some outside taking

in the good weather. Although

it was sunny it wasn't overheated

either.

There were a lot of people walking 

around as well as those on bikes

and running. It is nice to see buildings 

from the outdoors too.

May you have a gracious day

wherever you spend it.

Being in Virginia

I am now beginning my second day

in Virginia at my brother's. 

Not sure of my plans if yet.

It was great meeting my great

niece Sofie for the first time

on Friday. Along with my brother 

and niece her mother we went out 

for a good walk. It did drizzle a little 

bit along with high humidity. 

Sophie did some sleeping while 

walking though cried when she 

woke up. She has some good lungs

in her. 

This is my second trip to Virginia.

My first was three years ago when

my niece was married. So far I 

think Virginia is a nice place to see.

Going to Washington DC it is a

good place to see as well if you have

anytime to do so. 

Safe travels.

Here is Sophie. She sneezed while I 

was taking the photo.

 Here is what we saw as well when walking.

Going to Virginia

This coming Friday I will be 

flying out to Washington DC 

and Virginia.  You can see a 

post from previous post three 

years ago. 

I hope somehow I will meet

those who are here online.

I will post some photos too. 

I am visiting my brother, my

niece and grandniece. She

will be three months old 

while I am there..

If you are traveling yourself

this coming week have a 

good time.  ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️