I know there are floods in Pakistan and Iowa...I see the maps depicting sweltering heat over much of the United States, so I offer my pictures and my foggy musings knowing that whether or not I like the weather, I am very fortunate. Maybe some of my pictures will even cool a few hot folks down a bit.
On Saturday we drove up north of the San Francisco Bay to a wedding in the Sonoma County coastal hills at a ranch called Ocean Song. There was sun for a time that afternoon and the recent rarity of sunny warmth made it very welcome. The sun disappeared quickly though, and the bone warming temperatures dropped rapidly.
In the morning's chill and mists we decided we'd walk along the bay in the town of Sausalito. Under gray skies on apparently gray waters, sail boats were already dotting the bay. As we began our stroll, we could only just make out the shapes of Alcatraz Island and the Francisco Bay Bridge through the curtains of fog.
BUT!
It wasn't going to be an all day fog day...the fog was melting away, burning off, as it is often described. Blue sky appeared and light made colors once again apparent and abundant.
We peeled off our jackets and we even took shelter on a bench to drink coffee in the welcome shade of a blooming red gum eucalyptus tree where we could watch the boats pass Angel Island in the now sunny blue. What a fickle thing our preferences can be.
We stopped just south of the The Golden Gate Bridge to have one more peek at the blue sky. As we entered the city we were back in the fog.
And yes....we woke this morning to another Carmel foggy morning but I know there is sun out there...and I'll be watching for it to break through, any day now.
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2 comments:
Such lovely pictures of all kinds of weather. I loved your phrase "the mountain of my youth." You live in such a beautiful area.
Thanks for your comments on my blog. I always love your visits.
Fondly,
Glenda
Beautiful! Gosh I love Northern California! I think I'm secretly a West Coast girl. :)
M.Michelle
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