I was going to talk about the fact that Spring is in the air and then go on to identify some springtime home improvements you should start preparing for in today's blog post. That was until I saw the dusting of snow on my lawn as I poured my first cup of coffee this morning. I think that discussion can wait a few more days.
The higher elevations of our area received more than just a dusting of snow. My wife is a Teacher at Open Window School (OWS) (www.ows.org) in Bellevue. She had a two hour delayed start this morning. Like most schools, OWS will have to make up the lost time because they have already exhausted their reserve of additional snow days that were automatically built into the school's calendar.
The school sits atop Cougar Mountain and the weather is so unique compared to the surrounding region that they have their own weather center. You can check it out at http://www.ows.org/weatherstation/Current_Conditions.htm.
You may have seen reports from atop Cougar Mountain which is why I have to expose King 5 News for their weather reporting theatrics. Whenever they want to give the greater Seattle region a dramatic display of extreme weather conditions (usually on a slow news day), they send Jim Forman to the streets of Cougar Mountain after the sun goes down and the roads freeze so they can film vehicles sliding all over the place. At the same time, the rest of us in the lower elevations are sitting in our lawn chairs drinking the latest iced coffee extravaganza purchased "to go" at our local Starbucks facility in Renton or Newcastle. (Okay... that's an exaggeration but it's true that King 5 loves to report the weather from Cougar Mountain and if it's a car accident in Blaine, a mudslide in Enumclaw or a snowstorm atop Cougar Mountain, you can bet Jim Forman will be sent there.)
Don’t get me wrong... If my wife and I miss the paper and find ourselves in need of some news, we do prefer King 5 and a Jim Forman report is rarely a bore. And as for OWS, the unique and occasionally extreme weather helps give real world meaning to learning about elevation.
Here is a blurb from the OWS website...
Open Window School is a nurturing community for gifted children who love to learn. The students benefit from small classes that allow the talented teachers to offer an engaging and challenging curriculum that fosters academic excellence, cultivates innovation, stimulates problem solving and encourages independent thinking.
David Edwards
REALTOR®
Keller Williams Realty Southeast Sound
425-890-8045
E-Mail: david@davidjedwards.com
Website: http://www.davidjedwards.com
Blogsite: http://www.davidjedwards.com/renton-info-blog.asp
David J Edwards is a full time REALTOR® with Keller Williams specializing in Residential Real Estate for buyers and sellers in Renton and Newcastle.
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