Hot again

It's above 100F again. Getting old if I do say so myself.
I had to work in a small town nearby that is famous for their Raisins.
I found it unusual that many were all ready rolled up and some still had a few weeks to go.
Some times they will roll the paper trays up if rain threatens, but that is expensive and labor intensive. The rain was a few days ago so if the rolled trays were because of the weather, they should have been unrolled by now. It probably had to do with some fields being picked sooner than others since there is a labor shortage for pickers lately.
In any case the photo is from a field that will need another few weeks of drying to complete.
Doesn't look like we had any rain from the photo does it?

Little weather change

I woke up this morning to rain.
Although not unheard of, it is rare for California to get rain in September.
You can almost put money on having the first big rain storm in the early days of November. This one was enough to water down everything, but it will be dry again by tomorrow. The late fall storms will change California from brown to green within a few weeks.
I take credit for it, since for some reason I decided to shut the sprinkler timers off yesterday. I must have known it was coming.
Unlike the rest of the country, most of our storms come out of the North West off Alaska and are generally cold storms. I've never seen a large rain event out here where it was hot and muggy.
If I remember correctly it was about May since we had enough rain to have water standing in the streets. After this many weeks of heat and dust, the rain sure cleared up the air today. It was nice to see a dark sky with clouds low to the ground, wind blowing, and cool air filling the atmosphere.
I'm sure the Raisin Farmers were not too pleased. With the grapes on the ground and about 70-80% dry, this could ruin more than a few trays.
Sometimes it's best if you really think about it. Those farmers produce big crops every year and sometimes it helps in the long run to damage some produce to make the profit margin climb. Too many going to market and the price falls.
I just hope nobody was financially ruined. Many farmers hold insurance policies and some take them straight to the Dehydrators for drying anyway.
I'm sure there were some Hikers and Campers up in the mountains that got surprised this morning. I haven't heard anything about snow fall, so maybe everyone up there is okay. No word on Lightning strikes so if there wasn't any, it probably helped the Forestry Department, or at least gave them some relief from fires.
For the Average Joe the weather was a welcome change.
I know I enjoyed it.
Late this week they are forecasting 100F again...

Lap Dogs

Nothing cooler than a Lap Dog.
To this day I miss my Dalmatian. Honestly I still shed a tear now and then and it's even been a few years since he left me, but having these small Female Min Pins is just awesome.
The two girls are having a ball with life and are constantly on the move.
They guard the house and let no Man, Woman, or Cat pass without clearance.
They follow each other in and out the door and wrestle at all hours.
They both discover they are tired at the same time.
They both like the same lap at the same time.
They are perfect sisters.
Sugar is the skinny one and resembles a deer when she walks. When she wants held, one must be ready and time her jump just perfect. She's the master of getting air.
Lilly is stocky one. Her jump is more like rear feet planted, one front in the air and the expression of "come down and get me".
The funny thing is Lilly will exit off the top of the bed with no problem, but Sugar doesn't take to skydiving very well.
They both like to howl.
It's like a fire alarm. When one starts the other begins. Usually when Mom or Dad come home they begin this procedure. It takes some time to reset their system to silent mode.
I asked the breeder if his did the same thing?
"Yes all six and all at the same time" he replied.
To this day neither dog will let my son in the house without a stern warning.

Both like to be held very much and that's the purpose of this posting. Nothing better than coming home greeted by my security patrol and being occupied for the next hour by holding my Lap Dogs.
Lilly was just on my lap. Sugar barked, Lilly went to investigate, Sugar got the place on my lap.
Pretty smart.