was so sick earlier with the sinus thing and fluey. But we are still wrapped up in a gray cocoon here. Occasional jets pass above this mess - seems like pattern is from the NE to SW. They just keep this NW (N Vancouver Isl, Seattle down to Portland) area well covered. Feels like lots of pressure and electricity in the air, makes it hard to breath. It also smells outside like burning and sick, like an infected sneeze. Everyone is lethargic & stays in, instinctively i think. The rain is like gooey not fresh & clean feeling. The whiter cocoon changed to a hazier one and now we've got a bit of rain. It's still pretty here in spite of it all; just want a typical record for this area ;but i might have a temp. job in another interesting place. Waiting.... Have been anticipating high winds as last year on a property in another county we experienced the highest wind my aunt had ever experienced in her life of 75+ years. Over 100 trees on 150 acres blew down. Never seen that much blowdown before. Here two giant trees here just snapped in half, 20-25" diam about 20 and 30' up. Good healthy (I thought) hemlock trees. They are the shorter lived trees here at 350 years, but these still had a lotta good life left in them!? I don't like the unusual gray green powdery stuff that pops up on the Cedar and Doug Fir. We had lots of green stuff as mosses, lichens, mushrooms & such but this is newer, looks moldy.