Nearly five inches of rain since the last report from this latest series of storms. The most severe conditions started in the early hours of Wednesday, with high winds and heavy rain. Many lost power around us and our local fire department handled 25 downed trees or power lines in 12 hours through that night. Our house lost power in the next round, which started around 2 am Christmas day. We were without power until 5 pm. Many homes south of us are still without power. Fortunately, we did not see the landslides or flooding that occurred in Southern California.  The latest rain brings the total since 1 October to 17.44 inches, so we are making up for the many dry days so far. More rain in the forecast for around New Year's Day. The heavy rain brought large numbers of migrant birds to our gardens for seed, along with a couple of very wet raccoons and a skunk. Despite the rainy conditions, many tourists and family visitors in town.