One of the things that I miss being here and not there (here being southern California and there being… well, everywhere else, it seems) is the rainy season. Seriously, the rainy season here is a week, maybe… and not even a straight week. It's made up of a day here and a day there that totals a week, but not a solid week. Sigh.
I miss the rain. I miss the cold cloudy, blustery days that I found… everywhere else but here. Now, there are blustery days here, don't get me wrong. I've been quite fascinated, if that's the right word, by the Santa Ana winds that blow through here, scared even when a strong gust almost knocks me over as I'm walking along on the sidewalks at work.
All that aside, I have enjoyed the last few days of relatively mild weather with cool mornings and not-too-hot afternoons. I switched my set of CDs on my player and have been enjoying listening to them in the evening as I write or on a Saturday as I putter around the apartment, cleaning, doing laundry, generally straightening up from the previous week. I like to think I'm settling in here in So Cal. I keep meaning to do some exploring and I know I will, eventually. In the meantime, I am enjoying being close to my daughter and grandbabies and being able to help when she needs. Of course, that will change once I start auditioning again…
In the meantime, here's one of the songs from one of the CDs in my player.
All Things Elda 