Flotsum and Jetsum

Debris, debris and more debris - it keeps floating down into the waters of Lake Washington, creating a collage of tree trunks and vegetation served up with a topping of birds.

The walk down the Cedar River Trail is frought with detours - the Williams Street Bridge still has a log jam, the Logan Street Bridge underpass is still only swimmable, forcing you to go a block or two to find your way across the street, and the Boeing Bridge that is used to take jets out for their maiden flights at the Municipal Airport is still raised up a few feet in the air. But when you make it to the lakeside, you have access to the dock there and a view of the logs, trees and all means of floral matter that rode down the river the last couple of days.

The weather has really been cooperating these last 3 days - can you imagine what would have happened if that highly promised precipitation had come along to join the party? Perfect weather to get out and survey the scene. Work off some of that holiday eating - get away from the stale candy you still have lurking in the corner of your cupboards, make inroads on those health resolutions you felt so devout about - oh, a mere 10 days ago.

Rain came last night, the sprinkles I felt on my walk today warn me that tonight might bring on some more. When the coast is clear, run out between the sprinkles and take a look at the work of dear Mother Nature. Thank our lucky charms that this was not the year we got to see how well we planned for our "emergencies", and maybe take stock of what you do need should the next time prove to be the challenge that we have to rise up and meet - ready or not.