weather

Ojo Latino is a series by Néstor Sánchez Cordero. This week features Nestor’s “good friend Valentina, this is the fist time she has seen snow in her 20 something years…remember we come from tropical weather”. Néstor says, “Images are around, the secret is to catch them at the right moment and with the right light… (more…)

While the above photo was taken last March, it got pretty damn cold this weekend. So a reader sent in a great question that I enjoy wrestling with:

“Have you fired up your heat yet? I’m still holding out.”

I am sad to report that I did indeed fire up the heat this weekend. Though I only put the thermostat to 60 degrees… Are there any other holdouts or has everyone also fired up their heat after this weekend? For the hold outs – how cold does it have to get before you turn on the heat? And while we’re on the subject – what temperature do you put the thermostat to while you are home?

But since I was walking around all day in the rain, I did stumble across a few shots that I thought looked super cool in the rain.

Thanks to Tara for sending in this great scene of folks making the best of the heat wave. I lost about two quarts of water just typing that sentence. One day I’ll get central air…

There were lots of cool shots of yesterday’s storm added. So I thought I put a few together for today. The one above was taken by ewilfong.

Above is a killer shot from quigley_brown that sent chills down my spine.

I liked the perspective above from emcarmany

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The summer thunderstorms have arrived with a vengeance! Check out yesterday afternoon’s massive clouds rolling across the hood, moments before it unleashed its torrents.

While I love this visceral display of Nature’s power, I’m not always enjoying the results. The rain is great, but too much, too fast, like yesterday mornings deluge, has flattened my garden. My toppled cucumbers and tomatoes are minor compared to the impact on others – I saw branches down, and I am sure we lost a tree.

Still, I hope we can all see the beautiful life through the rain. Personally, I love summer thunderstorms, a reminder of the energy still beyond man’s grasp and a natural air conditioner that cools the whole city in one burst.

Anyone else have any trouble due to the storm?

Thanks to a reader for sending this awesome shot.

Lots of folks were out this weekend enjoying the phenomenal weather. These folks were enjoying the patio at Wonderland.

A perfect weekend for a good book. I also liked how the dog was sitting on the bench.

A little outdoor guitar:

Some basketball:

How’d you enjoy the weather?