california and its seasons

[spm97]

Well - flood season ended a few months ago, and now its fire season. The air is a nice brown today in the sacramento valley, and this map explains why:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie ... 491211&z=6

It is just plain NASTY outside...

Spam

[So Uncivilized]

Yes. There are two seasons here in So Cal.

Greenish Brown, marked by shorter periods of sun and longer periods of dark. occasionally, a mist might fall from the sky. I hear that other places get this in greater concentration and it's called 'rain' there.

The other season, which we are currently in the midst of, is called Brown. It's light a lot of the time, and quite hot. Darkness does not last as long, and all of the hills are a profusion of colors! There's brown dirt, brown rocks, brown sand, brown bushes and brown trees, too!

In between the two seasons is a brief, fairy-like time. I don't know what it's called. But if you manage to drive down the 15 freeway south toward San Diego, you will see a profusion of amazing wild flowers all over the hills. I used to make this drive (about 90 miles worth), several times a week. I'm not kidding, the flowers last 2-3 weeks, tops. Photographers stop along the highway and hike off into the hills to get pictures. It's that amazing. Then it's gone and Brown comes.



SU

[OpTik]

yep, what they said. that about sums up California and its seasons.

oh and Spams' map doesnt really do it justice...there are currently over 800 different wildfires burning in CA right now. bleh

[spm97]

The map is the "Grouping" of some of the fires. Some of those are 100+ fires represented with 1 flame.

For those wondering, this was caused by a freak lightening storm; no rain - just dry lightening.

Spam

[Fletch]

Sorry to hear that.
Alabama is pretty nice this time of year or at least for the next week or so.

[Gruelsicle]

I remember the first time I visited California and was riding from SFO to the East Bay and being how shocked at how brown everything was. Except the redwoods, which were shocking in and of themselves. Still one of the most amazing things I've ever seen.
Hope the fires stay well away from all the Golden villuns tho.

[l3eeron]

Coming from a Cali-villun who evacuated his whole family last summer....

the fires suck, but it's worth it.

Where I live everything is gray... concrete gray. Besides my nice green landscaping I take care of, that is a lovely shade of green.

[TTHREAZ]

It's nice and green with blue skies in my part of Norcal in the redwoods.

Spam, my in-laws live in your area and they said it was pretty smokey.

[Stevo]

Lots of green trees where I live.

[!B a T m A n!]

[quote="Stevo";p="102650"]Lots of green trees where I live. [/quote]

same here

[Stevo]

[quote="!B a T m A n!";p="102669"][quote="Stevo";p="102650"]Lots of green trees where I live. [/quote]

same here[/quote]
We're talking about the other CA.

[LadeeeDuke]

Sorry to hear this, Spam. This is awful. I remember when we went through this a couple years back. It's hard on the animals too.

[!B a T m A n!]

[quote="Stevo";p="102727"][quote="!B a T m A n!";p="102669"][quote="Stevo";p="102650"]Lots of green trees where I live. [/quote]

same here[/quote]
We're talking about the other CA. [/quote]
i know i was just sayin its green out where i live to

[spm97]

Did ladeee just call me an animal ??


[quote="LadeeeDuke";p="103233"]Sorry to hear this, Spam. This is awful. I remember when we went through this a couple years back. It's hard on the animals too.[/quote]

[So Uncivilized]

No, because of the 'too'..


perhaps it's the dog in your avatar that she is thinking of...





SU