We just enjoyed 30 straight days of copy-paste heavy cloud cover with rain. That was our January. Couple that with a few health gremlins that keep me off the bike, including one that started at the beginning of this year, and January was a very long month. I'm happy that the bus service is good and doesn't take too long to get to work and back. I stare longingly at my bikes, waiting for one or a few to sell (good luck with all that rain and cold!) so I can build up more to sell and clear space in my apartment. Got one out the door today, which felt great--its new home will see it well-loved. I've kept myself involved with bikes by either occasionally volunteering when possible, visiting with or having bike friends visit me and we work on bikes, cleaning a few of mine, or simply visiting bike shops and the employees that I've built relationships with. The longer days have also been a huge encouragement.

Today's sunrise and early post-sunrise light was classic intense pastel yellows and blues with contrasting light and dark greys of surrounding rain clouds. The city, Space Needle, and Mt. Rainier bathed in the bright sunlight. Sunset was similarly gorgeous. Yeah, its no secret it rains here. A lot. We're at about 3rd wettest on record (1953 was a special year). The sorta secret I think of Seattle is, if you can avoid going postal with the rain and dreariness, the bright, cold, clear days are stunning. But my rent and housing values keep skyrocketing up, so please don't move here. I think I can afford something in Skagit county. Bit of a commute...