A Pacific storm and a long day

We all knew it was coming.A Pacific storm slammed into the West Coast today bringing winds and rain which cancelled ferry sailings, upturned umbrellas and transformed roads into rivers.And to think that when I cleaned the leaves off my patio table I thought how good it would be for the wood to dry out! Ha!Chloe was planning a good hike this afternoon and I had to be out all day across town. Still, we can't always get what we want, so Dunkirk and all that, bundled up and out I went.The storm really set in by this afternoon. I caught the meteorologist call it "a rain river" and described it as a huge band of moisture stretching across the entire Pacific all the way from Japan.Well, I believe it!But still wanted to see it for myself: (gently borrowed form Environment Canada)Whoa! Do you see that outline in the top right hand corner? That's the Canadian Pacific and my whereabouts.So I think I might try to wait out this storm, work form home, and maybe begin a slow transformation to Christmas. After all, the amaryllis is beginning to bud......the brass candlesticks are waiting for their white candles......and I can keep the sunshine in my heart till it comes back again.