June 2022 - Summer Begins

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, Doiinko said:

Yeah all of the vegetation is really lush right now.

It’s really not uncommon for it to be lush up here. Even our driest years we have well over 50” of precip. But by this time the last few years things were starting to get really bleak in the valley. 

[Doinko]

1 hour ago, Doiinko said:

Reminds me of early Feb 2019/Feb 2021

Surprisingly though places like Beaverton and Tualatin did better than most of Portland in December 2008. Beaverton had around 24 inches total while PDX had 19.

[Doinko]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

It’s really not uncommon for it to be lush up here. Even our driest years we have well over 50” of precip. But by this time the last few years things were starting to get really bleak in the valley. 

Our vegetation has been taking a lot of damage. A large tree near my house fell down last November. It probably was already stressed from the ice storm in February, really dry spring/summer and the heat wave.

[T-Town]

Nice day. 68 degrees with clouds and sun. Our neighborhood eagle is out looking for bunnies. 

[TT-SEA]

13 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

It’s pouring again. Everything is so green and alive!

Not raining here.   In fact the sun is out.   Somehow the vegetation is still very green and alive.

[BLI snowman]

9 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

It’s really not uncommon for it to be lush up here. Even our driest years we have well over 50” of precip. But by this time the last few years things were starting to get really bleak in the valley. 

 Usually we're still holding onto some of that in mid June, but things are quickly browning up as we round into July. Not going to be the case this year. It's as green now as I've ever seen it around here.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Not raining here.   In fact the sun is out.   Somehow the vegetation is still very green and alive.

Glad the weather is so much better down here this weekend. Radar lighting up like a Christmas tree, 57F and up to 0.35 on the day. 

[TT-SEA]

3 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Glad the weather is so much better down here this weekend. Radar lighting up like a Christmas tree, 57F and up to 0.35 on the day. 

Me too.   I read somewhere that trees also like sun.    Our trees are being blessed by God today.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

6 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Me too.   I read somewhere that trees also like sun.    Our trees are being blessed by God today.

June rain is bonus rain. Loving every minute of it. My daughter is such a chip off the block. She is loving it too.

[TacomaWaWx]

67 with some sunbreaks pretty nice day. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

We know we are a week or two away from our annual 2-3 month dry spell. No need to fret. 

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

We know we are a week or two away from our annual 2-3 month dry spell. No need to fret. 

I hope so.   

[TT-SEA]

12 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

June rain is bonus rain. Loving every minute of it. My daughter is such a chip off the block. She is loving it too.

That's cool Andrew.   Teach her to live in the moment.  

I wish I could do that.

[Doinko]

Raining here again

[TT-SEA]

Trying to live in the moment right now... taking a break from yard work and enjoying an IPA.

[Omegaraptor]

2 hours ago, MossMan said:

Found the sun!!!! 

We are truly blessed to live in such close proximity to so many different climates and geographic settings. For instance, our typical winter weather becomes so much more tolerable when we can just drive an hour and a half and be in winter wonderland including some of the snowiest places on the face of the planet.

[Doinko]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

Trying to live in the moment right now... taking a break from yard work and enjoying an IPA.

That's an amazing view

[Meatyorologist]

1 hour ago, snow_wizard said:

On a personal note I finally feel ready to share some very sad news I got a week ago.  One of my best friends, who I have known for 40 years, committed suicide last weekend.  He just up and disappeared, and two days later his wife received word he had shot himself at a hospital parking lot in Boise.

Just so totally out of character.  Even when he disappeared I feared the worst, because even that was such an extreme thing for him.  His wife thinks some of it has to do with the pandemic and extreme unrest the country is suffering right now.  

It's been a very rough week for his friends, family, and myself.  It took me a week to even be able to post it here.

I am so sorry Jim… Noone should have to go through losing a friend in that manner.

[TacomaWaWx]

10 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

We know we are a week or two away from our annual 2-3 month dry spell. No need to fret. 

It’ll be nice to enjoy some warmer sunny weather knowing we’re in pretty decent shape going into summer time this year. 

[Meatyorologist]

2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Trying to live in the moment right now... taking a break from yard work and enjoying an IPA.

What a view, right from your porch!

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

Trying to live in the moment right now... taking a break from yard work and enjoying an IPA.

Looks really nice. I would definitely love to be doing some yardwork too. But this is my wife's weekend to work, so I don't think it would be smart to drag the baby outside in these conditions. Though it did start raining when we went fishing the other night. 

[snow_wizard]

36 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Glad the weather is so much better down here this weekend. Radar lighting up like a Christmas tree, 57F and up to 0.35 on the day. 

You can have it all!

[snow_wizard]

8 minutes ago, TacomaWaWx said:

It’ll be nice to enjoy some warmer sunny weather knowing we’re in pretty decent shape going into summer time this year. 

To say we're in decent shape is an understatement.  Fire danger is still officially low in Central WA and the reservoirs are brimming full with a lot of snow still on the peaks.

[snow_wizard]

9 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

I am so sorry Jim… Noone should have to go through losing a friend in that manner.

Thanks for the kind words.  No describing how shocked I am.

[TT-SEA]

13 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

To say we're in decent shape is an understatement.  Fire danger is still officially low in Central WA and the reservoirs are brimming full with a lot of snow still on the peaks.

No doubt.   It does not take one of the wettest springs in history to just be OK or it will never be OK.  We would also be in decent shape with normal weather.     Different story farther south of course.    They needed this.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 hour ago, snow_wizard said:

On a personal note I finally feel ready to share some very sad news I got a week ago.  One of my best friends, who I have known for 40 years, committed suicide last weekend.  He just up and disappeared, and two days later his wife received word he had shot himself at a hospital parking lot in Boise.

Just so totally out of character.  Even when he disappeared I feared the worst, because even that was such an extreme thing for him.  His wife thinks some of it has to do with the pandemic and extreme unrest the country is suffering right now.  

It's been a very rough week for his friends, family, and myself.  It took me a week to even be able to post it here.

My condolences Jim, to you and the friends and family of the departed. This and the past couple of years have been such a dark and difficult time for so many. 

[T-Town]

40 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Trying to live in the moment right now... taking a break from yard work and enjoying an IPA.

How is that one?  We’ve been getting the Icicle Creek hazy at Costco and really like it. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

0.52" of rain on the day. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Up to 88.15" on the water year. So obviously an above average year locked up. To date we are about 16" above average. 

[T-Town]

Nice day in T Town. Up to 70 degrees. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 minute ago, T-Town said:

Nice day in T Town. Up to 70 degrees. 

Gorgeous early summer day. 

[TT-SEA]

10 minutes ago, T-Town said:

How is that one?  We’ve been getting the Icicle Creek hazy at Costco and really like it. 

Very good.    Our Safeway just started stocking this one so we tried it out.  

[T-Town]

One Drive sends me daily photo compilations. One of these photos is June 11, 2018 and one is today. 

[Deweydog]

3 minutes ago, T-Town said:

One Drive sends me daily photo compilations. One of these photos is June 11, 2018 and one is today. 

Which is which???

[RentonHill]

17 minutes ago, T-Town said:

How is that one?  We’ve been getting the Icicle Creek hazy at Costco and really like it. 

I thought this one was disgusting. Way too much alcohol 

[T-Town]

1 minute ago, RentonHillTC said:

I thought this one was disgusting. Way too much alcohol 

Uh oh. Time to go to the preference war thread. 

[T-Town]

7 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

Which is which???

Oh, sorry. Top one is this year. I assumed everyone knew it’s been very wet here this year but perhaps it hasn’t been mentioned. 

[MossMan]

Upper 70’s with a breeze…AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

[Phishy Wx]

68 and Mostly cloudy

[Meatyorologist]

3 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Upper 70’s with a breeze…AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Nice tint of green on the hills. Must be pretty rare for mid June around there?