Pragmatist
Pragmatist

I watched clouds massing over the mountains east of here (Sierra Nevada) and figured there was probably the first snow of the season.  I think I remember that a few of the ski runs opened in early November last year.  It might happen again.

Later in the day I noticed clouds coming in from the ocean (west), then clouds north and south, too.  Not heavy storm clouds, but it was like we were in the center of a bowl.  As the hours passed, the clouds were piling up even higher and gaining a gray underside, and expanding westward to meet the incoming clouds from the ocean side.

I went to the pet store to get more food for my cats, and noticed that the clouds were getting a threatening look.  Very dark, and as they continued their westward trek, I thought "Oh, oh.  Looks like a Blue Norther!"  You people in Texas know what I'm talking about.

I went by the school to pick up one of my girls, and we both thought we were going to have a storm.  Later, when I went back to the school to get the other girl (this is a one-time thing picking them up separately), the teacher delayed dismissing the class, and the dark clouds were coming closer and the wind was kicking up and the temperature dropped noticeably.  I just knew we were going to be caught in a downpour.

Much to my amazement, when I went out a couple hours later, the sky was ....  CLEAR!

I guess the storm decided to kick up a fuss over the ocean.  And I was hoping for a bit of wet.  Imagine that after all the complaining I did last winter about the wet and gloom.

Shalom