To add to my natural slacker tendencies, I've been sick since the day after Thanksgiving. Still not 100%, but at least I finally can function. So.... not having yet done much of anything, I'll share an old photo.
I took this one just before Thanksgiving.
I'm sharing this to prove that in spite of San Diego's reputation for having no seasons, we actually do get a little bit of fall color! I'm thankful for liquidamber trees (aka Sweetgum) because without them, we really wouldn't get much fall color. Ours comes later than most parts of the country, especially in years like this when seemingly non-stop Santa Ana conditions prolong summer way too long. (I don't even mind the warmth so much, but the 10% humidity sucks all of the life out of you.)Today, it is raining - another rare occurrence for our area. The amazing thing here is that it rains so seldom that when it does, the roads are treaturous, making driving difficult, which people from the northeast consider hilarious. Yes, we are weather wimps here. We make up for it with great courage and fortitude regarding housing and gas prices.
This makes it fairly easy to determine who is native or has been here for a long time, versus who is fairly new to southern California. Newbies complain about the rain. Oldies celebrate. Newbies ooh and aah in the springtime when the hillsides are covered with light green vegetation and lovely sprinkles of yellow mustard flowers. Oldies gripe that all the new vegetation is going to lead to a heightened fire season in the fall. I guess that's true anywhere of anything - we may all see the same thing, but we see with very different eyes.
Merry Christmas, to anyone who sees this. Somehow, it doesn't feel like Christmas yet - perhaps because I've been sick, and so with Christmas 3 days away, I still have not set foot in a store. In a way, that makes the holiday time seem much more gentle, so I suppose it isn't a bad thing. May you find a way to delight in whatever weather you get this week, may you be aware of the grace of good friends, good health, and a steady shower of creative thoughts.
2 comments:
Waaah: sorry you've been sick. And weather! We have been having weather lately haven't we? We've had snow and ice, which kept us homebound for most of the last few weeks, which does make for a nicer December than the rushing around shopping kind :)
We are in Coloradao now for Christmas, lots of snow and very Christmassy.
I know what you mean about blogworthy posts: but you have lots to share about weaving and fiber. Things don't have to be monumental to be interesting to us :)
Take care, and Merry Christmas
I've found that the everyday occurances are wonderfully exciting to read about. I love to know what's happening to fellow weavers and enjoy seeing photos of your surroundings.
We are totally inundated with snow - records are being broken all over British Columbia as we speak, and Baby It's Cold Outside!
Can't wait to see what the new year brings on your blog.
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