Apparently, if there’s a nationally broadcast NFL game in Seattle, Mother Nature must be announce itself with authority. We had a lovely snowstorm to make Brett Favre feel at home when Green Bay came to play on Monday night some weeks ago. Yesterday, we had a nasty wind storm that wrecked havoc on power lines throughout the region.

Locally, a branch from a tree two houses up came down on a rugged Alaskan Volvo. Everyone is fine, and the car actually looks reasonably OK (scratches on the roof probably give it more character!):

We’re all safe and sound here at the ranch. Phone is out but that’s because the repair guy is working on it; we have power & heat, so no worries.