The Northwest does not follow distinct four seasonal changes. Well, it does and it doesn’t. Let me explain. As much as temperatures change, typically from 80-90 degrees in summer and 30-45 in fall/winter, the dry and wet seasons are far more distinct. Dry Summer is very short, from July through the end of September. Rain, fog, freezing rain, and more foggy rain is typical weather for the rest of the following 8 months. Wet season can even begin as early as mid-September and stay even into mid-June and sometimes till early July. Yes, the Northwest is synonymous to rain. It is as green as Ireland, but as depressing, gloomy and dark as England. (No offense to the English, it’s just that alot of movies with English plots portray England as dark, gloomy and brooding.)
Since the beginning of November, it had been wet, wet, wet. But today, and for a few more days to come, Eugene is experiencing unusually sunny and warm weather. We even got to see FULL MOON last night. I love the brilliant night light when there’s a full moon. I hope it would be a clear night tonight as well. Most Autumn leaves, however, had fallen.
So, to reminisce about Autumn leaves, let’s go back to the month of October. October this year was pretty dry. On the last Friday of that month, Mr. Wonderful and I decided to take a day drive. It was time to see the Fall Colors. It was time to head east. East towards the McKenzie River Valley, that is.
