Taking a geographical cure

We've had nothing but rain. Rain, rain and more rain. Mark thinks I'm having Seasonal Affective Disorder but I just think I'm just getting a little moldy. So we decided to take a geographical cure. It seems that sunshine is just a short trip across the Cascade Mountains for us - a weather phenomenon that is the "rain shadow effect" that we probably learned about in high school.

The rivers on either side of the mountain peak are rushing. The mountain pass is still covered in snow but you can see from the picture that, on the other side, the sky is clear! Sunshine all day!!

And yes, our valley is flooded again and our bridge is closed. And looking at all that snow on the mountain we are thinking that as it all continues to melt we are in for more of the same.

Tulips should be blooming soon though! There's always something to look forward to. If we can just get out to them.