The road is clear again

The road is clear again, but with the rapid changes in weather I again feel flat on my back! I drove to the next town and got Jack in the box for breakfast. I love their egg nog milkshake! I don't get shakes that often, but I always like that one this time of year (actually I'd go for it any time of year, but it's only available now.)

So I was thinking about yesterday's post and how I've finally been able to catch a breath, but how worn out I am from all of yesterday's stress. I was finally having a little bit of strength again thinking this flare was going to go away, but now I'm back to just wanting to SLEEP! I probably should sleep during the day too because I checked accuweather and it shows the arthritis index going up tonight. I couldn't get restful sleep last night, and I'm guessing I won't tonight either. My hips are really hurting me. So is my back and shoulders.



This morning has been really pretty, I'm so glad I went out. I took some photos that I'm thinking about selling now. They were that good. Now I'm torn if I should post them, well I'll share some, but the best will go to my store. Anyway, I was AMAZED as I drove a couple blocks away (that's all my immediate neighborhood is, a couple blocks.) that I could see Wallace falls! Wallace falls is a couple towns east of us. And while you can see spectacular views of it once you are in Gold Bar, you normally can't see it too well until you get to that town. I continued to see what I could venture so I headed west, away from the falls, towards my town (5 miles away), and the larger one. Even from a few blocks away from down town Sultan I could see the falls! Truly amazing the volume of water! Of course with the camera it just looks like a funny cloud with the rest of the clouds hugging the mountain, but with the naked eye, it was easy to tell it was the falls!

The spot where our road was closed was completely clear again, and there were no other spots with water on the road either. So this was not anywhere near as bad as a couple years ago. There is no visible flooding except for a couple of spots in some farm fields. I even saw brave fishermen trying to make their way down to the river to see if they could fish, though I didn't actually see anyone at the river.

Here's a few photos. To view them larger right click and open in another tab.
Early morning sky, view as I was getting into my truck.



View of Wallace falls a couple blocks from home! The white smudge right in the middle is the falls.



View of a very full, but not flooding Skykomish river as I'm crossing over it heading into town.



View of Wallace falls a couple blocks away from down town Sultan. (Yes, there is nothing but farmland that close to my downtown. I love where I live!) The falls are to the right of the large tree in the middle of the frame.



I'm so thankful that there is no real damage visible in my town. The farms and ranches near me, while very wet are all fine. It was amazing to see how the creek is back down to a creek instead of the river it pretended to be yesterday. There's been a few moments of very light rain today, but nothing that seems like it would encourage any more issues any time soon.

Well, I'm logging off to try and get some rest while I can. Unfortunetly I'm affraid my arthritis is probably going to keep me home for a few more days now. Every joint of my body seems to ache right now. Pain isn't terrible at the moment, but it is there. I think I'll take some Tylenol PM.