April Showers

Late April 2014
As I've shared earlier, we, in California, are heading for a very dry summer; so, it's with happiness I can announce that we're having some April showers; more importantly, we're getting some good snow-fall in the Sierra.  For those Californians among us who remember draught years in the 70s, any little bit of water helps.  

Unlike the stats for many of our United States, California (most of it) can pretty well count on there being NO precipitation in the months of July through October.  It's even a rarity to have any measurable rainfall in May or June.  Now that we're coming to the end of April, we know that it's kind of "now or never" for having water to store for the upcoming dry months.  Our beautiful mountains and hills will change to golden, then brown.  That's normal.  But, what we're lacking is our storage potential.  When our storage is low, or non-existent, we have to have water rationing, which is not fun. 

April 30, 2014
Yup, here we are, ready to hop into the merry month of May.  The weather in California, for most of the spring, has been beautiful, with a few showers thrown in, to help us not despair, regarding what's probably up for us this summer . . Hopefully people will be resourceful in limiting water use and preventing forest fires.  I'm currently very concerned for all who live on the East Coast, the South, and the Mid-West with all the weather devastation going on.  I keep all my virtual friends, wherever you may be, in my prayers in this overly antagonistic year, weather-wise.

 Hope this American flag made of growing flowers fosters a little patriotism and hope for you . . . Flower Flag

Happy May, Friends!

December, and the "Joy of Reading"

I've been remiss in posting for a few days.  It's mainly because I've been reading like crazy.  I still need to get my "Books" Page up and running; for now, I'll just let you know that I'm reading a series by Jeffrey Archer, called The Clifton Chronicles.  I read the first book, "Only Time Will Tell," in a day and a half - just couldn't put it down.  Then, yesterday I read the second, "The Sins of the Father," completely in one day.  Both of the above I read on Kindle - so convenient.  But, the reason I bought them is because I'd bought a paperback that, after I'd purchased it, I found it's the third of installment.  Call me anal-retentive or whatever, but I always like to start at the beginning.  So, I loaded the first two books to my iCloud and they're now history.  I love iCloud because I can read on any of my electronic devices - computer, iPad or iPhone.

My conundrum for today is:  shall I start reading the third, "Best Kept Secret," this morning?  Or, should I wait until later.  If I begin now, I know I'll not get much else done today!

Let's see, what am I 'getting done' in Livingston?  The other day I had an oil and filter change in Petunia Smart car.  I can't express how great it is to be past all the problems with that little car.  She's running like a top (or a petunia!) and I love having wheels to get around without packing up the rig.  Floribunda Flair is going in to the RV service center tomorrow for a tune up, too; so she'll be ready for the next jaunt further into the southeastern US.  I'm paid up here until Sunday and may even decide to stay a little longer; partly because I don't have any set plan for our next destination.  I'm planning to get onto a path either on, or around, I-10, heading east.  If anybody has suggestions for stops in Louisiana around I-10, I'd love some input.

Confusing Weather - Livingston, Texas

When we arrived here a week and a half ago, it was unusually COLD, like freezing; now it's unusually WARM.  Yesterday it got up to about 80 and last night down to only about 72; so I have available my ski jacket and UGHs and my shorts and sandals!

Maybe I'll take a few photos to add to the blog in the next day or so.  Happy Thursday Everybody!