It's raining in sunny California as I type. We had 4" of rain from last Friday to Monday yesterday. Historically the same amount that fell in 1955 over a similar time period that created the floods that led to Terminus Dam and Kaweah Lake being built.
Seattle did have a few inches more than we did, but not many. People around this desert of Tulare County aren't used to rain. Highway 198 was closed for a few hours Sunday afternoon and night because of rain runoff that flowed into the new sunken section of the highway, just as it was designed to do.
I have tried not to let the rain hinder my activities, but I have been awake inside my house more than usual. With the chillin' home it hasn't been a bad thing. When I do get out I wear a hat. For those that wear glasses you know the reason. For those that don't rain is a dripping pain on our glasses, leading to constantly wiping the glasses. The hat I wear around the suburban plot is the palmetto or palm leaf hat that is great sun protection as well as rain blocker. I bought it at a local western wear store as it's the latest cowboy hat craze. One of the palmetto's qualities is the leaf's ability to absorb water and swell helping it to be water repellent. The water absorption also aids in shaping it. Which I did shortly after purchase to make it less cowboy and more Franciscan friar. Not that I am intending to be such, just wanted a flat brim hat to keep the sun off my dome.
Which all leads me to the discovery today of mold growing on my hat from the damp weather. Maybe this global warming change is making Exeter into a Seattle weatherwise.
2 comments:
Friar Steve,
I like the hat. I've only worn mine in the sun, so I didn't know about its advantages in rain. I've been pretty successful staying indoors when the rain was actually falling, so I've kept my hats dry. It's my shoes I have to keep checking for mold. I hope you have a wonderful remainder of the holidays, and a happy and healthful new year.
Yes, it keeps raining in Fresno County as well. In the last two weeks we've received almost a years worth of rain. It's going to do wonders for some of the trees that we don't water.
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