By Sue KILPATRICK “No person has the right to rain on your dreams.” — Martin Luther King Jr. The gradual return of clear skies this week, compared to our previous rainy ones, is a reminder of what a Crescenta Valley winter is normally- a lot of sunshine and placid blue skies, with a few wet […]
By Sue KILPATRICK “California dreamin’ On such a winter’s day …” — The Mamas and The Papas As the Rose Parade made its way down Colorado Boulevard, welcoming the New Year and also many out-of-town guests, I was reminded of these lyrics. It is winter in southern California – low temperatures in the 30s, above […]
By Sue KILPATRICK “…on a summer’s day watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” — John Lubbock, English archaeologist, biologist and politician This past week has been one of temperature fluctuation. Our extreme heat warning was replaced by an Alaskan low pressure system that ushered in cool […]
By Sue KILPATRICK “As marvelous as the stars is the mind of the person who studies them” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Weather this week in Crescenta Valley may seem rather boring – not too hot and not too cold. Considering the extreme weather world wide, including 100 degree temperatures and unhealthy air in Russia […]
By Sue KILPATRICK “The Summer night is like a perfection of thought.” — Wallace Stevens The best time of day during the summer is the evening. A lingering presence of a sunset in the western sky blends into a darker indigo sky. The heat of the day subsides giving us a few perfect hours to […]
By Sue KILPATRICK “A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.” — James Dent Summer has finally arrived. I know June 21 was the official date, but the thunderheads over the mountains last weekend brought with them the feel […]
“Tis moonlight summer moonlight, all soft and still and fair.” — Emily Bronte Summer has arrived … right on time June 21 at 4:28 a.m. Looking outside on the morning of the beginning of this new season the valley and foothills were blanketed with fog. If one were not familiar with this area they could […]
“ June is bustin’ out all over…” — Oscar Hammerstein II Last Saturday, early morning, strong winds came blasting out of our canyons. Due to a high pressure system over the Great Basin creating this condition, Memorial Day weekend was very warm – 90 degrees. Many consider this time to be the start of summer. […]