Geminids & Rain
It has almost been two years since I've started reporting my rainfall data as part of the Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow (CoCoRaHS) network. Of course, we've been in a bit of a below normal precipitation trend as well.
As fate would have it, the two nights that I actually __want__ clear skies would have been last night and tonight: the peak of the Geminids.
The meteor shower is supposed to be one of the best annual shows currently. This could change in a few years, but it kinda stinks that the shower would coincide with one of the *few* rain weekends. Ah, December in California ... we get sunshine 10 months, and intermittent for 2.
I'm doubly sad that I have to go to work tomorrow. With a short break in the rain, late tonight and early tomorrow morning have the potential to be foggy. I love going for a walk in the fog.
Friday night I did go for a long walk between 4:30 and 6 pm to catch the Christmas lights. It was drizzling, but to be honest I enjoyed the humidity. Perhaps I'm part frog. Tonight I went out again, to a different neighborhood.
I should add more lights to my house. Right now I just have classic C-7 bulbs running the perimeter of my front. I just need to be inspired by something else. My folks have a cool dolphin they put out back. I'd like either a dolphin, train, or better yet: a Christmas beaver. Hmmm, do they make light up Christmas beavers?
As fate would have it, the two nights that I actually __want__ clear skies would have been last night and tonight: the peak of the Geminids.
The meteor shower is supposed to be one of the best annual shows currently. This could change in a few years, but it kinda stinks that the shower would coincide with one of the *few* rain weekends. Ah, December in California ... we get sunshine 10 months, and intermittent for 2.
I'm doubly sad that I have to go to work tomorrow. With a short break in the rain, late tonight and early tomorrow morning have the potential to be foggy. I love going for a walk in the fog.
Friday night I did go for a long walk between 4:30 and 6 pm to catch the Christmas lights. It was drizzling, but to be honest I enjoyed the humidity. Perhaps I'm part frog. Tonight I went out again, to a different neighborhood.
I should add more lights to my house. Right now I just have classic C-7 bulbs running the perimeter of my front. I just need to be inspired by something else. My folks have a cool dolphin they put out back. I'd like either a dolphin, train, or better yet: a Christmas beaver. Hmmm, do they make light up Christmas beavers?