The Perils of Water Falling from the Sky

It's been raining in the bay area pretty hard all week.  We were nearly unable to drive the low-ground-clearance car through the moat which had formed in front of our driveway.  A scene from a nearby block looked like this.

Snow's been building up at our rental in Homewood too.  There's a lovely roof cornice.  Many of these to be seen throughout the Tahoe area right now.

The excitement was when the roof cornice decided to encroach on the porch.  Quickly.  Violently.  Loudly.

 

Jan managed to jump out of the way, but, wow.

Perhaps we won't leave the front door without an avalanche beacon until spring comes.