Glad I'm not Tired of Winter; It Starts Today!
Today, December 21st, is the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere. It's the shortest day, the longest night, and the start of winter by modern convention.
Winter means rain in California. Our climate pattern is such that we have beautiful, long, sunny summers. In turn, we get virtually all our rainfall for the year in winter. Of course, that definition of winter is not limited to astronomical dates like December 21. Typically our rainy season starts sometime in November and runs through March.
The way winter weather starts before the official start of winter means that, some years, I'm tired of winter by the time it starts. 😰 That was the case last year; fortunately it's not the case this year. I'm okay with winter right now. It hasn't dragged me down too much already. I think I'll be okay- as in not dispirited- by a couple months of drear. If nothing else, at least now that it's the winter solstice the days will start getting longer again. Soon it won't be dark at 5pm any more!
Winter means rain in California. Our climate pattern is such that we have beautiful, long, sunny summers. In turn, we get virtually all our rainfall for the year in winter. Of course, that definition of winter is not limited to astronomical dates like December 21. Typically our rainy season starts sometime in November and runs through March.
The way winter weather starts before the official start of winter means that, some years, I'm tired of winter by the time it starts. 😰 That was the case last year; fortunately it's not the case this year. I'm okay with winter right now. It hasn't dragged me down too much already. I think I'll be okay- as in not dispirited- by a couple months of drear. If nothing else, at least now that it's the winter solstice the days will start getting longer again. Soon it won't be dark at 5pm any more!