The concentrated summer of 2023

The concentrated summer of 2023

Today is the last day of summer. It is sprinkling outside and I’m wearing a sweatshirt. This is not normal. It has been mostly cloudy for the last couple weeks. And do you remember how long it took for summer weather to begin this year? The summer season has...
The grayest May?

The grayest May?

My grandma is sick of the gloom. She’s ready to go somewhere to find the sun. She has lived her entire life in the Los Angeles area, and she wondered aloud the other day, “Can you remember a year that was this gloomy for so long?” “Funny you...
Why diversify your food garden?

Why diversify your food garden?

Yesterday I hung out with a group of avocado growers. The current cold and rainy weather that is following a lengthy cold and rainy winter was a main topic of discussion. “There have been, what, three days over 70 degrees this winter?” said one grower....
That string of storms

That string of storms

At my place in San Diego County, it began to rain on the night of December 27 and it continued on and off until the sunny skies of today, January 20. That’s three straight weeks; the longest dry stretch in between storms was only four days. But is that unusual?...
Summer 2021 weather wrap-up

Summer 2021 weather wrap-up

“It’s been so hot this summer,” said a friend a few weeks ago, at the end of summer. Why would she say that? I thought. “Has it?” I asked. “I record the temperatures almost every day and I was just comparing this summer to last summer. Do you know how many days over...
Santa Ana winds and your garden

Santa Ana winds and your garden

Santa Anas cause many things. They mess up your hair, they put dust into your eyes, they make your lips crack and your throat feel dry, they make the power company shut off your electricity, and of course, they make fires run wild. Santa Anas also make for good...

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