It rains in Seattle. Who knew?

OK, so we got more than average over a short time.

It's been raining continuously for about 2 days now. Not the light drizzle that Seattle's really known for, no this is rain. Hence, lots of lowland flooding, concerns about river flooding, and local news media about as excited as they can possibly be.

So, some pictures.

The ditch in front of our house. Really. Underneath that water is a one-shovel-wide ditch. Clearly not wide enough.

This ditch, also front of our house, joins the first at the corner. That's about 4 feet wide.

A low-lying area in our front yard. Still higher than the ditch, but the drain is semi-blocked by the landscaping.

The back yard. That should be lawn. It's not. The dogs are not amused.

Video

(AVI format).

The flow down that ditch across the front of our property.

A gusher across the street where the flow out of a culvert is just too much.

Multiple sources of water combine to make quite the river.