Ye Olde Rad Blog

In returning from a week of self-imposed blogging exile, I must say: it was harder than I thought it would be. These daily entries have become a habit, and you know how difficult it can be to break deeply ingrained habits.

Even if you don't live in California, you probably heard about the fires. Here in Laguna, we are half way between the blazes raging to the north and south. The cars were dusted with ash if we didn't put them in the garage. It looked like snow. We had to close the windows to keep it out of the house. It still got in.

The days developed a strange, yellow tint. I think the ash filtered the sunlight in some weird way. It looked as if you saw the world thru yellow-tinted glasses .. like the end of the world was coming.

The weather changed today - for the better . The problem was due to what are known called Santa Ana winds. Normally, the winds blow off the ocean toward the land. When they change direction and blow off the desert, they bring to the coast hot, dry, dusty air. That's what they mean by Santa Ana's. My sinuses usually bother me when this happens. Santa Ana winds can turn a cool, winter day into a mid-summer scorcher.