War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Clear and cold this way-too-early Wednesday here along California’s north coast — the last day of 2014. And to an old guy, anyway, a chill-ass ending to the year. Relatively-weirdly speaking, of course: ‘Las Vegas could see snow and rain Wednesday night and is expected to see a high of only 44 degrees Thursday. Those…
Clear, clean sunshine this Friday morning on California’s north coast — not a cloud in sight, and frost on nearby rooftops, first time this year, I recollect. Thirty-three degrees reportedly within the hour right now, and there’s appearance of some wispy ground in nearby trees — of what can spied from a small back patio…
Clear, brilliant-bright sunshine this early Thursday on California’s north coast — a nice, semi-surprise, some decent sun was originally projected by maybe on Tuesday, but later forecasts with more rain said Friday, but here it is, today. My back patio faces east, the sky blue with high, wispy clouds, and all well-above the apartment’s dumpsters.…
Overcast with hanging ground fog this afternoon on California’s north coast, and chilly, too — local temperatures reportedly hovering in the mid-50s, but the air feels moist and cold. Totals for November rainfall from the NWS, and my little area down from the monthly average (76 percent of normal), but a way-shitload more than last year…
Rain and gloomy-dark outside this early Friday on a small patch huddled near California’s north coast — getting close to a month now, of rain and gloomy-dark — more rain forecast for days to come, maybe some decent sun on Tuesday of next week. After a near-continuous drenching for awhile now — since July, San Francisco’s…
In the vast scope of weather, location is key. Last week, my youngest daughter, Melissa, moved for-some-reason from here in Humboldt County, California, to Kansas City, Missouri, and the shift in the environment is way-notable. She took the above photo yesterday via her phone-camera-thingy and e-mailed it to let me in on winter’s wonder —…
Rain pelts hard, then drizzles off into just hanging moisture — long-overcast clouds this early Monday appear ready to burst here on this little stretch of California’s north coast. And those clouds do occasionally open, but after a short-quick lashing of big droplets, making big spatters on my back patio, the rain lingers briefly only…
Dark with a thick overcast in mid-afternoon here on California’s north coast, ‘rain likely’ so says the NWS and most-likely it will, but who’s to know? Beyond/besides just a warming planet, this yesterday in the Guardian reveals humanity’s plight hinges on more than climate: A stark depiction of the threat hanging over the world’s mammals,…
Heavy rain and way-gothic winds this early Thursday on California’s north coast — I can’t see the clouds at all, just a black way up there. And earlier, some pointed lightning flashes, and seemingly close-up, too, but no thunder. Sort of rare event maybe, and most-likely some people further inland got momentarily scared shitless. Back…
Howling wind blowing a future wet here this early Wednesday on California’s north coast as we get prepared for some heavy rain coming this morning and lasting apparently through the weekend. We are expected at least two inches of rain just today, and more as the storm plows through. Further south, the rainfall totals will…
