READING THE CLOUDS

MORE THAN JUST SUNSHINE

Working in television news in the midwest we

would joke about weather forecasting in

in California.

"More sunshine and blue sky followed by 

blue sky and sunshine....etc."

Now I know better.  There is probably nothing like the 

weather extremes in the heartland-tornadoes, blizzards, thunderstorms, scorching heat waves, floods and rapid changes.  Still the weather from the Pacific, influenced by

mountains, winds from the east or north west, and the 

changeable currents of a coast make for our own

fascinating weather.  True many, many days are 

sunny with blue skies, but we do get interesting

cloud formations from time to time.  And that is unusual.

 The mountains on the horizon and mostly in the clouds are Rocky Butte, Black Oak, Vulture Peak and Red Mountain.  They top out around 3,200. They can get an icing of snow this time of year.
You may recall and wish to link here to the June post when we took you to the top of Rocky Butte

 THE QUESTION OF THE CAT'S TAIL

Wonder why our newest, Hemingway, at the far right,

curls up his tail while Nesta and Luke let theirs out.

Any theories? 

See you down the tail, er trail!

VISUAL PLEASURE

TREES, SHADOWS AND LIGHT

It's like Yogi Berra said

"you can observe a lot just by watching."

 An appealing virtue of San Luis Obispo

is the beauty of the trees lining

the streets.  Though, as I looked

at the one above, I wondered how the 

trimmer would proceed.

 In the quiet of this early morning, I was 

smitten by the shadow play along Monterey Street.

 The buildings provide a ready palate for the

shadow art.

San Luis Obispo lives up to its reputation of being a

town of Mediterranean temperament.

Rare is the day when the sun is not

a presence in San Luis Obispo. The

official stats indicate 315 days of sun each year.

It seems like more than that.

See you down the trail.