Stormy Weather

This winter is supposed to be a Super El Niño, perhaps the largest in modern times. This will have different ramifications around the world, where some areas will suffer drought, and others will get walloped by storm after storm. I believe it means that my mid-western friends will have a mild winter, which I would suspect would be welcome after last winter. I hope it will not mean drought for you. California is going to have issues near the coasts, which will be horrible and expensive, I hope not in lives lost. Perhaps our levies will be overwhelmed, which would be catastrophic.

BUT, for now, I’m just glad to be getting rain. It rained most of Friday, and when I look at the forecast, it’s supposed to rain for the next week. My preference is for rain to happen when everyone is home safely and for there to be breaks between storms so that the soil can absorb it.

Anyway, I can’t control the weather, nor can I predict the future. I can say that I hope a wet winter will mean plenty of snow for the Sierras (if it’s not cold enough, and they get rain instead, that is not good – I don’t know what the forecast is on that front). For now it means no fire season, which is WONDERFUL.