Musings

Note sunshine. What you can’t see is that the temps were around 30. I even found an icy slick on a sidewalk (just one), I think where an irrigation system was leaking. Perhaps because it was cold, below freezing cold, last night. I think this critter got lost from a stroller event, and someone put it here above the sidewalk (no slick below) so it might get found….

Speaking of last night, at 10:30pm we went out to see the super blood wolf moon (or perhaps in a different order?) in partial eclipse. Just try saying that three times fast! The blood part isn’t apparent in the photo; I did see a red tinge.

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I declare there’s a spate of sign-driving-over in this neighborhood. Can it be because drivers are looking up to catch the super blood wolf moon eclipse too early?

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When I set out, it was sprinkling, and all meteorological sources indicated the rain would increase. I kept my fingers crossed and my hood up.

I saw several dog-walkers, and one mom-child set in the playground, seemingly oblivious to the precipitation.

Soon after I returned, the rain increased, and I heard that overnight the temps will plummet and the mountains may even get snow. Whew!

Looking through my day’s photos, I was surprised that all flower photos were of white blooms…not intentional!

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This morning began all sunny and upbeat (the meteorological version thereof).

By afternoon, when I got motivated to walk the neighborhood, a light rain had begun, the 8-inch kind (meaning eight inches between drops hahaha). Note how the “Garden of Good…” gal (copy, of course) displays zonal moistening.

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This morning the fog was thick and the temp was such that the moisture attaching to the antenna as we zoomed down the highway froze!

Later, clearing was partial and we saw many wind mills; here’s an early one and many current models….

Genuine lone star llamas!

The oppressiveness I feel from all this packaging tells me it’s time to bring this Rainbow Tour to an end to escape all these cheerful protections….

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Gulls/Terns and surfers under the marine layer. Here on this SoCal beach, lifeguards use red pickups.

Police? Surveyors? close one side of a bridge (out of frame, right)…fortunately for us, not our direction. (Yay!)

Random rooftop critters. Extra points if you noticed the pigeon before this mention.

Note: lawn bowling is not bocce or pétanque.

This sample suggests that redwoods are not an urban species, or just a NoCal species that does not like SoCal.

Dramatic green lighting on this SoCal Episcopal church. So Cali.

Apologies: too fried to do more than extended captions. Luvya.

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I think this morning we drove under the last of the dense cloud layers that we’re likely to see in Cali. I enjoyed seeing the sun on the flanks of the hills…

…and ahead of us as we climbed into the visible humidity.

We even found at least two large herds of mechanical dragons.

Then, we crossed a pass, and, zip, no more clouds.

And into the city, the giant metro area. This species is the city flower. A showy choice as you’d expect for LA.

Here’s the City Hall tower; you’ve seen it in many movies and TV shows.

And, in the busy train station, a for-real shoeshine stand.

Here’s the busy corridor that crosses under the tracks, allowing access to each of the tracks above. Cops arrived in the golf cart; the fine is at least $1500 for going up to the tracks without a valid ticket, the sign said. We just didn’t get caught. Heh.

BTW, this city traffic, wow, exhausting. Sleepy-time for this blahger….

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More rain as we continued our drive. For a while, with vineyards.

With rain rain rain, comes swollen rivers, irrigation canals, and ditches.

Dry in this tunnel. Named to honor Robin Williams.

Wow! Big bridge! Clearing sky!

Little boxes. North of Daly City.

Computers! A whole museum of them! I give you just one: a 1951 Whirlwind rack, MIT (the label said; I assume it’s correct!).

The giant, new Apple doughnut-building, side view. No entrance for civilians.

Instead, we can visit the roof of this “visitor center” aka Apple Store +. Note that the fancy white stone flooring (manufactured, polished quartz?) around the VC under the wide overhang, which is good for controlling sunlight/sun-heat, that stone paving is slippery when wet. Like today. On the order of a dozen security/employees were stationed outdoors under the overhang to remind people to be careful. Since I took my daily 30-minute walk circling the building over and over, I was reminded several times, then took to walking on the pebbly surface (not slippery) under the shrubby trees, as the rain was slacking off…. [I think the shrubby trees are Russian olives….] I’m all about form, function, and aesthetics, and the VC building was lovely. But. Slippery flooring? Hrrrumph. Also, the glass sandwiches making the railing for the rooftop viewing area: made in Dubai, and whoops in the Cali weather they expanded and had to be heated/dried (!!!) before they could fit together and be assembled properly. Heh.

Fine sunset over strawberry fields. They fumigate (gas) under the plastic; not at all green or friendly to Ma Earth…a good reason to buy organic berries. We saw two rainbows today…no photos of one, lousy ones of the other. Imagine.

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What a difference a day makes! Loving the sun all day! First appearance since arriving….

Even the birds were celebrating the glorious light….

Proof the light lasted to sunset….

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After dawn, it was clear and lovely, and I found this droplet on a Pieris out front.

Later…surprise!…the ground fog blanketed us. Nice to walk in, though. Ghostly, one fellow we encountered while walking called it.

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