Storm’s Edge

It looks like the Pacific Northwest is getting clobbered by the tail end of an Asian typhoon. This explains why our weather forecast has become so vague, even contradictory lately (see Wood Push).

“The Pacific Northwest” as a regional identifier, much like “Cascadia,” sometimes means Alaska, but often excludes us. In this case, I’m just fine with the current exclusion. It looks like the region has had some rough weather already, with more to come.

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Wood Push

I’ve been scrambling the last few days. We’ve had a stretch of unseasonably sunny weather, which will change up in the coming days after a day or two of strong wind. This is wood seasoning weather!

Sunshine in October: Wood Seasoning Season! (Photo: Mark A. Zeiger.)

Sunshine in October: Wood Seasoning Season! (Photo: Mark A. Zeiger.)

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