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WINTER

I recently said that our autumns are short.

Two, three, at most four weeks.

Today is the end of it.

Dark, rainy winter hit along with the end of long afternoon light and, of course, lighter mornings. A tradeoff for the better actually.

Cold fronts off the coast and strong enough to get over the mountain. Lift, moisture and force.

It is gay pride day in Palm Springs, an event which begs the truth that "it" all happened and is celebrated in June all over the world.

But we have tourists and the tourists come back in November. Voila!

Hard not to be cynical versus proud.

So we don't attend. And not many other people as the rain is coming down on events. I think it was clear for the parade. Then not.

In our house, John just said it was quiet.

That is so.

Booker and I will venture out a bit later but for now we are biding our time.

Winter? Yes. That means, on the average, 70s days and 40s nights.

As cold as it gets.

Did I mention that a short burst or rain earlier this week left snow on the mountains?

It did. And now there will be much more. The stage is set. The snow up there and the temperate air down here. Palm Springs at its best.

Labels: Palm Springs, seasons, weather