Floods are terrible things, truly. I well know that and wouldn't
wish one on anyone. And when we get too much rain here, the ground
saturates and homes get demolished in mudslides.
Notes on the California climate:
Not especially appreciated (even among residents), but a large
percentage of California is desert, with a rainy season. The area
I live in is included in that.
We are fortunate because the rainy season happens during winter,
and a snowpack builds up in the mountains. As it melts, water for
farming, for population, for industry is supplied to the state.
Not too many years back we had about five years in a row of severe
drought. The rainy season wasn't. We had to restrict our water
usage, green things died. Animals that survived on the green
things diminished.
In the few years since then, our winters have had more rain, one
winter, too much. And we have had some rain this year, but all in
all, not nearly enough. There's been some snow, but we don't have
much of a snow pack. Right now, as I look out the window, the sky
is unremitting blue, it is unseasonably warm. It feels good,
people like it, it hurts us.
Possibly, you have read something about the California power
problems. There is not enough, rates are going up tremendously,
there are 'rolling blackouts' while power companies try to cope
with there not being enough. I've only been hit by one, lasted
about 90 minutes, some people have been hit by two or three. There
is no warning, they usually last for 90 to 120 minutes. Hospitals
have their own power supplies, but a few nursing home patients have
been trapped in elevators. There is no warning.
I'll tie the rain and power together with this: much of our power
is hydroelectric.
I was having fun with my writing, as you know I like to do. And I
truly understand that you were not taking me to task. You would
not do that, you are my friend, and I'm not taking you to task
either.
Yep, I was being a trifle photographically selfish with my
'lament'. I believe we both understand that is part of my fun. I
just thought I'd pass on that there are some deeper problems here.
Mine might be related, but in comparison, they are just an itch.
Unremitting hugs,
Ed
I specially like your self portrait and how you cropped it. But
what's wrong with you??!! Complaining that you have no clouds? Tell
that to those who have floodings now... you spoiled brat!
.....hehehehe. :-D
Hugs,
Petra
Yep, that'd be me, above.
Yesterday, it was nicely cloudy out, a little bit of haze. A
person could have taken a photograph of a burning toxic waste dump,
and it would have looked good. Only problem was, well it was
Friday, and I got this paycheck jones, ya see. There are people
who like me to be at work when everybody else is.
Yesterday, I looked at the weather report, online, for today. It
said partly cloudy. I said "groan". See around here in the San
Francisco Bay Area, "partly cloudy" seems to be a euphemism for
"good luck finding a cloud, it's probably cloudy SOMEPLACE on
Earth, though." Yeah, I knew what it meant. Still, I wanted to
get out. I had to get out.
I set my clock radio for real predawn early today, and probably
listened for 45 minutes to being told "sunny with a chance of high
clouds later today". Give me some news.
Still, I wanted to get out. So I didn't let the bad weather stop me.
Another day in paradise. (ADIP)
And this is my kit, below. Except for the digital item in my hands
you can't really see.
