Just a little something on Barimetric Dynamics

Though we were told when we moved here that Wenatchee has about 300 days of sunshine a year, it seems to get cloudy and rainy here each fall. It's a pretty time of year, especially after an oven-hot summer where the sun is constantly shining. Come fall, it's darker in the mornings, and on some days the clouds rake across the mountains like the sky's anchors.

What I love most about this weather, though, is that it's a change from the status quo. Don't get me wrong. This isn't Seattle. It doesn't rain here every day during the fall. In fact, even though it's cloudy this time of year, it seems that rain rarely falls here in the valley.

But even though it's bright and cheerful, day after day after day of sunshine from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. can become monotonous. So it's a nice feeling when the wind blows in some clouds and the rain begins its inconstant drum roll on the windows.

Some friends of mine from Tacoma think I'm crazy to miss the rain, since they have so much of it. And it's true that I miss the rain, but it's more that I miss the change, the dynamics, the give/take, yin/yang, etc. Like summer needs its winter, the sun needs the rain.