Pineapple express

 date night hearing our friend sing in the men's a cappella chorus Northwest Sound.

 E's violin studio performed Christmas carols at the senior center in our neighborhood.

https://youtu.be/lBF8UBA8x00

 taking dinner to our friends after her foot surgery.
spinach pie (Spanakopita) awesome Molly Wizenberg salad - radicchio, Belgian endive, radishes, avocado, cilantro, goat cheese, and a chicken.

 first time, thanks for C's easy recipe. love Borsch full of veggies.

 swimmers at Alki!

 festive decorations in the condos.

 sunrise

skype FHE, thanks M&D!

good thing we got almost all the yardwork done, before the rain started.  I'm SO glad we don't live in our first house where we first experienced the Pineapple Express and resulting flooding followed by installing the sump pump which continuously runs and leaves you wondering when will it fail?

https://komonews.com/weather

We're used to a little rain around here, but there is nothing "little" about this. As of now, December 20th, 2019 is in the top ten rainiest days EVER in Seattle history (3 inches and counting as of now at Sea-Tac). It is also the rainiest day of the decade. Impressive!

Less impressive are the road conditions. It's Friday night, it's nearly the holidays, and there are likely Christmas and Hanakkah celebrations galore planned around Puget Sound. However, with so much water coming down on the already flooded streets, getting to your festivities and fun could be hazardous. Watch for ponding water on the highways so you don't hyrdro-plane and ruin your weekend, and don't drive through severely flooded streets. Some Washingtonians had to abandon their cars already today as the flood waters overcame them when they attempted to drive through the high waters. As the adage goes, "turn around, don't drown."

Not only do we have dozens of problems with urban flooding, we're also dealing with high waters on the rivers. Many are still under a flood warning tonight, including the Snoqualmie and the Skokomish, and with continued rain all night long, cresting won't happen until at least Saturday.

The one bright spot in the super sogfest? It's been much easier to cross the passes tonight. With rainy rather than snowy travel, getting across the mountain routes won't be much harder than just getting around on the soaking streets down at sea level.

So: when will the rain finally wrap up? Not until mid to late day on Saturday. At that point, the atmospheric river responsible for the relentless rain will finally sag off to the south, leaving drier weather in its wake. We officially head into winter with the solstice arriving at 8:19 p.m., and thankfully, it will be a much nicer night for getting around as the rain relaxes.