Aaaa. Finally another chance to sit in front of the computer and share. I thought preparing for the move was going to be the part that kept me away from blogging, but now that I’m in the new apartment and trying to settle in, I’m finding little time to do much of anything besides “nest.” So now is my chance, and here’s a little post.
One of my most favorite things about living in California is the weather. It’s not blue skies and sunshine every day. But it is most days. Whenever it does rain, which isn’t that often, I see it as a great treat. We were given this treat on Monday when we had a whole half day of heavy rain. And not the drizzle that we’re used to, but real “buckets of rain.” So refreshing and cleansing…it didn’t last long. In the winter, when a storm brings rain down by the ocean, you know that it snowed up in the mountains. And one of the coolest things about living in Southern California, and especially in my new town of Long Beach, is that you can sit on the beach with the waves and palm trees and see the snow caps of the Los Angeles mountain range. I can’t help but smile every time I look at them. And after a good rain, when the air is crisp and fresh, the view is as clear as the blue skies that canvas them. I wish I could post a picture but no camera I own would give the scene any justice. Besides, some things are kept safer in my mind.
Seeing these mountains reminds me fortunate I am to have the opportunity to live where I do. Being so close to the two things I love most about nature, the mountains and the ocean, feels my heart with joy.
What do you love most about where you live??