Just Jennifer

I’ve been riding my bike again because the weather has been so fine. We’ve had the most unseasonably spring-like weather, and for us, Summer starts long before the Summer Soltice.

In the old days, that is, those before Global Warming, the heatwave in Northern California usually began about mid-April, and stayed with us up to just before Halloween. Our “spring” and “fall” weather was usually 2 to 3 weeks long, at the most. Then the temps would be in the high 80s to the 100s… for weeks on end. For 2 or 3 years in a row, now, we’ve had very mild weather until around the 4th of July. I did a great “Music Photo Essay” on the heatwave for a news station one time, I’ll have to dig it up and link it here someday.

Last year, we had those horrible record-breaking fires that nearly demolished nearby towns and put a lot of people out on the streets. The smoke kept the heat down and our sky was overcast form April until October.

I’m hoping the summer will be more sunny this year, as a California Girl, it’s just too strange NOT to have it hot! Besides, I need an excuse to go to the beach. We always had our summer vacation trek in Pismo Beach. In the summertime in Pismo, the weather is balmy, sometimes even cold. The sky is foggy, and it’s always a welcome relief from the Central California Dessert heat!

In a few weeks, you can find me here: basking by the seashore.

Heaven on Earth.