Rock-n-Rain
March 11, 2014Clear and quiet this early Tuesday on California’s north coast — no heavy-duty ground movement either in the wake of a cluster-swarm earthquakes on Sunday. And we “…dodged the bullet…” again — although the 6.8…
Category Archives: Cloud Gazing
Shaken, Stirred, and Scared
March 10, 2014Rain and a bit of wind this early morning, but knock all the weather aside, the big event happened a few hours ago — a 6.9 earthquake about 70 miles from me. Seventy miles ain’t…
Worse-Case
March 8, 2014Gray skies covered by thick-looking clouds this early Saturday on California’s north coast — no indication, though, of the end results. In exactly 24 hours from exactly now, I’ll be an hour ahead of myself,…
Zombied by the News
March 6, 2014Windy with drizzling rain this early Thursday on California’s north coast as we await another storm system expected to sweep through the area tonight. This morning’s precipitation is just a continuance of the ‘wet haze’…
Fly-By Krazy
March 5, 2014Overcast, drizzly and warm this mid-week Wednesday, and here on California’s north coast we feeling like spring. Yesterday was pure sunshine and heat — March came in as a soft, sweet putty-cat. And today, earth…
‘We Are All Ukrainians’ — or maybe it’s just a case of Insomnia, Stomach Gas and Hyperarousal
March 4, 2014Overcast and some ground fog this early Tuesday on California’s north coast — a long night and an exhausting morning. The last five years or so, I’ve suffered episodic bouts of insomnia and the cruel,…
Monday and Up the Down Staircase
March 3, 2014Rain and windy this way-too-soon Monday morning on California’s north coast as the wet season continues unsuccessfully to up-seat the notorious, upstart drought — the state’s farmers are so worried they’ve turned to the use…
Time Thoughts
March 2, 2014Low-overcast, damp and gloomy this early Sunday on California’s north coast — time cracks quickly into a new month, and asshole Santa Claus is fading further back yonder. As I sit here in relative comfort,…
Friday Pot-pourri
February 28, 2014Overcast and way-windy this early Friday on California’s north coast as we face the second major rain storm coming today and lasting all through the weekend. Here on the ocean’s edge we don’t get as…
Cup of Joe — To Go
February 27, 2014Steady rain with fog this way-too-early Thursday here on California’s north coast as we wade through a series of weather systems guaranteed to water-down the region, but not stop the dry. Fog with rain seems…