Saturday, February 25, 2023

Rain and Snow in Sunny California

On the horizon, viewing from San Diegueto Park: snow on the mountains. Not normal!
People have been asking me about the weather: it’s raining and chilly but not snowing here in San Diego.

Outside our hotel room: a rainy courtyard. We are skipping a very wet day in the field. Will go to some lectures today, do some more birding and outdoor stuff when the weather improves.

Raining on the Marina outside our hotel-room door.

We drove along some of our favorite La Jolla beaches yesterday, and watched the angry waves and a few surfers.


Blog post © 2023 mae sander.

 

9 comments:

Dixie @ Arranged Words said...

What a beautiful place.

Lori said...

Beautiful photos. How cool that they got an extremely rare snow while you were there.

eileeninmd said...

Hello,
I have heard about the snow in California, some people having fun making snowballs. The mountain look pretty with a layer of snow. The courtyard looks lush, I am sure the rain is needed there. Have a great weekend.

Helen's Book Blog said...

The So Cal weather has been crazy this past few days. Even Santa Barbara has snow down to 1,000 feet.

anno said...

Such interesting contrasts between the tropical greenery and the snow-capped mountains... it is a very different world than the one we find here. Here's hoping that the rain doesn't get too much in the way of your bird watching adventures!

Linda said...

Good photos! Thank you for sharing.

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

My friend Joseph went home to THIS weather. I had to laugh when he said 40 F was cold, but bearable after being in KS for a week! Always plenty to do in the San Diego area and the restaurants are the BEST!!

thecuecard said...

It does look damp & nippy from the pictures. Man I hope your trip sees the sun sometime!

Jeanie said...

And you thought you were getting away from it all. So sorry about the rain. I thought the song went "Never rains in Southern California."