Saturday, October 20, 2018

Have you ever seen the rain?

We are nearly a month into fall.

A month into autumn, if you prefer that word instead.

But, it doesn't really feel like fall here in the valley.

Why?

It has been way too pleasant.  Gorgeous day after gorgeous day.  Plenty of sunshine. Heavenly day time temperatures.  Pleasant evenings.

And no rains!  Not a cloud up above.

By now, we would have had quite a few rainy days.  The overnight lows should have started trending towards the low 30s.


Even as we enjoy this, there is a worry in the back of many of our heads: This does not feel right.

Maybe climate change? Maybe el nino?

Whatever the reasons, when it does not rain during the time it is supposed to rain, one does not have to be farmer to worry.  Even this city-slicker is worried.

Because, to everything, there is a season.

I know that the day is not far away when I will complain about the rain, the always overcast sky, the never to be seen sun, the cold temperature ... but, that behavior, too, is a part of life. 


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