Famous Last Words
September 10, 2014Bright and way-sunny this Wednesday morning here on California’s north coast — rare type of wake-up, but due to my sleeping problems, I slept until well after sunrise and missed the dawn coming up like…
Category Archives: Cloud Gazing
Heavy Air
September 9, 2014Overcast and chilly this early Tuesday on California’s north coast — weather we like it or not. And not liking it — a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) indicates the environment sucks…
Near Miss, Again — Well, Maybe Not
September 8, 2014Another damp, foggy morning on California’s north coast as Monday starts another round of life — and a still-odd sense being in a “retired” state of mind. Mondays ain’t the same without no job. My…
Tone-Deaf
September 7, 2014Last week, a federal judge in New Orleans ruled the 2010 Deepwater Horizon debacle was the result of BP’s “willful misconduct” and “gross negligence.” And can we hear a…’Duh!’ Yet fit to be tied with their…
Shake-Out the Water
September 7, 2014Thick fog again this Sunday morning on California’s north coast, and although the song remains the same, the tune could change. One interesting note from the 6.0 earthquake two weeks ago (today) down in Napa…
Near Miss, Again
September 6, 2014Drippy, damp fog this early Saturday on California’s north coast. Part/parcel of the weather heritage up here, and maybe for summer seashores all over — fog in the morning, a breeze with sunshine in the…
El No-ño
September 5, 2014Fog-city this early Friday on California’s north coast, and quiet — no sound from westward and the Pacific Ocean, either. Clear, crisp and sunny fall-like morning’s we’d had the past three/four days are gone, back…
Today in the Morning
September 4, 2014Early Thursday here on California’s north coast, and maybe a seasonal-change forewarned — a crisp, clarity in the air this morning, ocean sound-waves from the Pacific quickly/easily recognized, and seemingly awhile since the last time…
Winter Wedgie
September 2, 2014Although summer’s still warm on the backside, and it’s only early September, cold weather is closer than just-around-the-corner — last month, old reliable, the weather-worn Farmers’ Almanac predicted, “…frigid conditions, bitter conditions,” for this coming winter.…
Fire in the Forests of Mars
September 2, 2014Fog-bound this early Tuesday on California’s north coast, but just a wee-bit to the east are huge chunks of deep-growth forests, dry and waterless, and in some places, on fire. A moist shoreline and a…