Category Archives: Weather

October wind strews pollen and leaves reminders of earthquake menace

I booked the flight at least a month before November fires blanketed the state. In miles from my bed, 534 is measured if a crow is flying straight, but climate differs more than by degrees; here’s autumn color, air that … Continue reading →

A week of fall sun before the rainy season waters winter dreams

Dawn: Now the sun retreats; it will not rise till after 6, delaying dawn.   Dusk: Mid-August evenings linger late, but still the light ebbs as autumn nears.

“I feel a little guilty,” someone said to me last week, “because I don’t attend events this place is famous for. Instead I stick to home, avoiding traffic, spend my weekends in my yard, my neighborhood, my livingroom.” I boggled … Continue reading →