Snow in the Morning!
Driving from Oysterville to Seattle and back in a day is not my idea of a fun time. But, we do it periodically for reasons that most of our friends and acquaintances chalk up to stupidity – to get our hair cut. Granted, sometimes we also meet a friend for lunch. Sometimes, we even stay overnight. But, usually it’s just up and back and eat a tuna fish sandwich as we go. Like yesterday.
The timing was tricky. Nyel had to have a blood draw at Ocean Beach Hospital first thing in the morning which, for the lab there is 7:30 (on a good day). Yesterday, though he had ‘arranged’ with them the day before, he had to wait until 8:00 before they could take him. We were out of there by 8:08 and on the road to get to our 11:30 appointment at the Collage Salon in Greater Downtown Emerald City.
Collage Salon
The snow began just beyond Montesano. OMG! At first it was more like sleet but by the outskirts of Elma it was coming down like every school kid’s dream! Then, the car in front of us braked and stopped. Ditto all three lanes. Branch Across Road! There was a short beat and then the woman in front of us leaped out and started tugging. Soon there were people running up the highway from the cars behind us, pitching in to clear the road. Fortunately, the branch had shattered and they could pick up pieces and throw them off the highway. Five minutes and we were on our way. Heroes, all of them!! I wish I’d taken a photo.
For whatever reason—I choose to believe we were favored by the Haircut Gods – there were no delays at all and we pulled up in front of Collage at 11: 28. And, would you believe – a woman was pulling her car out of the parking space directly in front of the door! We waltzed in like this was a usual occurrence. Not!
Sunset from the Head of the Bay
Homeward bound by 1:30 and heading for a dinner date with our friend Erin at 6:00 at the Heron and Beaver Pub at the Shelburne. We worried a little that the snow would be worse and would slow us down but… amazingly, there were few signs of snow at all. Just a few patches remained in the shady spots along the roadside. As we rounded the bay, the sunset put on a magnificent show, playing hide and seek with fantastic cloud formations – just for us, I’m sure. We felt welcomed back to the Peninsula in spectacular fashion and walked into the Pub at 6:01.
Great dinner! Good company! Back home and ready for bed by 9:00, sated and coiffed and with visions of snow-laden trees and a brilliant sunset to dream about!
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