Later, around 11 p.m., a tree bordering Volunteer Park lost a major branch or two, which in turn brought down the bus power lines, closing 15th Avenue East. While we were taking this picture, we kept hearing more snapping and creaking, making us wonder how long our power would remain on tonight.
It was freezing rain at about 5:30 p.m. on Sunday night. We walked home from the grocery store fairly pleased at having dodged a snowy bullet. But by 7 p.m. there were two inches on the ground and more on the way. So we laced up the snow boots and headed out for a look around Capitol Hill. Our major takeaway is that snow remains slippery stuff. Seattle DOT had 16 snow plows out by about 9 p.m., with a total of 24 expected to hit the streets tonight. We're still expecting rising temperatures and rain overnight, so at the very least it should be a wet Monday morning.

Tuesdays are Muppet Days


over the holidays i had a flight that stopped in chicago. as we were on the taxi way headed to the gate, I saw a row of snow plows parked on the tarmac. so for fun I started counting. 39. there were 39 all parked in a long row.