“It never rains in California, but girl don’t they warn ya. It pours, man it pours.” Albert Hammond’s song was going through my head as I looked out the window this morning. Of course, his song was not about the weather but of a struggling songwriter who moves out to California to pursue his dreams, never does, and begins his downward spiral. Nonetheless, if I stay inside today my mood may begin to deteriorate to the color of the sky – gray. So before I can talk myself out of a chilly walk on the beach, out the door I go.
Heading north up the beach, this is what the sky looks like. I just hope that Mother Nature decides to wait a bit before releasing her fury in the way of big, bone-chilling raindrops. Right now it is not looking too promising,
I decide to make a stop at the Meditation Gardens at the Self-Realization Fellowship on my way up the beach. Looking up at it from the beach, it appears as a little oasis on the hilltop, and it is. The real treasures are hidden inside the grounds, lush gardens of flowers, burbling little waterfalls cascading over rocks and koi awaiting feeding time.
After spending a little quiet time I continue up the beach, enjoying the beauty of the constantly changing colors of the sky and the ocean, as the sun shows herself for brief periods. When it is time to turn and head towards home, the sun decides once again to make herself known, this time in the most unusual of ways.
With the sun shining on foam that has been washed up on shore by the churning of the ocean, a rainbow of colors appears. I am instantly taken back to my childhood, standing outside on a warm sunny day, blowing bubbles. This image brings a smile to my lips, no matter what the weather outside. And the best news of all, I am still dry when I step back into the RV.
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What a beautiful place to be even on a cloudy day! 🙂
Gotta agree with you there!
I always love reading your blog. The pictures are fabulous and your writing style superb! Forget about a part time “job” at YNP and become a writer.
Thanks Nancy! Can’t wait to see you this summer. It will be here before we know it.
Such wonderful musings and really deep thoughts. It is cold and rainy here in Ajijic Jalisco Mexico with many clouds. Getting out and about takes a great deal of energy…something your blog provides! Thank you!
It is probably a good time for a budding author I know to work on her book. Love ya!
You’re doing a book? What other hidden talents do you have? Believe it or not — in Minnesota today the sun is shining and temp is in the 40’s. If only this holds out until June, I’ll be happy.
Joyce
Hi Joyce, Actually I have a friend who is writing a book and I can hardly wait to read it and be able to say, “I knew her when”. It is beautiful here today as well. What a difference a day makes! I will send good thoughts your way for nice weather, but you do live in Minnesota, you know.
how lovely. those colors in the foam are really hard to photograph. you caught them beautifully. it seems so lovely and peaceful where you are.
it’s been raining since feb. 1 here in ajijic, but just cleared today. now i understand Seasonal Affective Disorder!
Thanks David. It is lovely here but has been cloudy the past few days. Even for that short of time I have realized that I don’t want to live somewhere where the sun doesn’t shine the majority of the time. It does affect my mood. Thank goodness the sun is out today!