Cold and Windy in Southern California
by Robert Becker
March 5, 2023
We’ve arrived in California,
it’s March Madness.
There is snow in the mountains
and it’s raining in the valley.
The clouds are tinted dark gray
and look threatening
suggesting that Spring
has not yet arrived.
The wind makes it feel cold
and even when the sun finally appears
it doesn’t exhibit
much warmth for the day.
However the grass is lush and green,
banishing the usual dusty tans
more typical of a normal
Southern California scene.
The horse ranch where we are staying
is idyllic, the horses and riders
don’t seem to care
that it is windy and cold.
But we’ve left the snow of Minnesota
not harboring any complaints,
and will head to the ocean
with light jackets not swimsuits on.
It’s reported that whales have been sighted
around the Channel Islands
where it will be next
that we’ll spend a few days.
So here we are for our first
post COVID California visit
and with no complaints or regrets
enjoying cool blue skies and no snow.