August 21, 2014

  • Hot Summer Day

    You may have seen in the papers that Southern California has experienced some flooding rains recently.  This water has come in short bursts of very heavy rains (3-5 inhes per hour, for a few minutes).  The water has come so fast that it could not soak in -- needing to find the lowest possible location, it ran downhill in muddy torrents! 

    The last couple of days have been cooler, but the afternoons have come with similar rains.  Yesterday, I took the camera for a ride to see the thunder clouds that carry the water towards the mountains -- the following are what I was able to capture:

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    As the sun went down and the clouds bumped into mountains on their way eastward, they again dropped huge amounts of rain for a very short time.  This does not help the drought, but it is an indication that Mother Nature has not completely forgotten Southern California!

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  • We have received an alert that you will be hit with lots more rain tonight, and it will visit us tomorrow.
    Right now, we are enjoying the sunshine you show in this post. It rained lightly, earlier today.

    • We've had fewer t-clouds this afternoon than yesterday, and the sky is sunny now. Those clouds will probably dump on our mountains again -- I hope they don't do you much damage!

  • Beautiful clouds. Now if only it would rain slower and longer.

    • Slower and longer would be wonderful, with some dry spells too, to allow the water to soak in!

  • At least there is some water... We had rain off an on all day today - the soaking in kind that makes the grass and garden grow!

    • Most of the water will run off into storm drains, and downstream into the ocean. We need some of that good soaking kind of rain to break the drought!

  • I read that Cal resivors are half full. I was surprised they had that much water.

    I am guessing that if we do not get rain this winter 2015 will get really ugly.

    • I think more of that water is in lakes close to the northern California mountain snows -- Lake Cachuma is more like 35% full! I think you're right about 2015's water issues!

  • I know you are thankful for every drop ~

    • Most of the rain we have had recently has washed down to the sea in storm drains. We really need slow soaking rains.

  • Very pretty.
    We got a lot of rain yesterday, last night and this morning.
    Sprout was not a happy camper!

  • There are all sorts of schemes to get water. In in South America the clouds go by Lima and rain on the Andes and the Amazon. However a brilliant guy figured out to put up billboards to collect the morning dew. It don't use energy and gets free water....

    • That's a good idea -- I sometimes think I should put a chain down from the roof to a collector bucket -- but I'm not sure the water would be potable!

  • Every little bit helps.

  • Sure are some majestic clouds against that beautiful blue sky, Janet! Praying that you all will get the rain that is so desperately needed!

    • Unfortunately, the rain is mostly simply rushing downhill to the sea -- when there's too much at once, it doesn't soak in! We really don't expect any good rain until January, with possibly a little in October.

  • I looked over several of your posts what grand pictures of your adventures i think I will put it on my bucket list to go on an adventure with you

  • We take what we can get without complaint. At least the trails weren't dusty for a couple of days.

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