Spring Time In the Bay Area

Note: If this is your first time logging on my blog to get up to speed go to the blog dated 12-17-12 titled Chronicles of a Food Junkie.

On 9-24-12 I wrote a blog Summer Fades to Fall in which I predicted an early winter, based on the weather, and signs that nature was showing us everywhere I looked. The leaves had turned early last year, and the rains came in October instead of late November.

I'm outside more than most people. I try to take the time and look at nature, and I try to listen to what nature is telling me. I can't "predict" the future, but I made that prediction based on the facts I have at hand. Like someone once said, "If you want to know what the weather is doing, just go outside." The leaves were turning in August last year. It's been a cold winter here too. Our heating bill is higher than ever. Of course fucking PG & E has raised the rates so high that......I digress. That's another blog for another day.

Well it's February and we've had scant little rain, maybe a .10 of an inch. The rain we did have was significant. Our snow pack, according to the weather service, is in the high 90%. Last year it rained for 8 months of the year instead of the usual four. I look around now and I see the trees are budding. Some trees have already spouted new leaves, and the tell tale sign of all, my allergies have kicked into high gear. I think I might have been correct, spring has sprung. I know this is no consolation for the people back east who are digging out of a blizzard.  I do love a good blizzard though. Been there, done that.

Where the hell am I headed here. It's time to order seed stock for the herb garden, and get them germinating now. If, and I'm not claiming I'm correct just yet, my prediction comes true, then I'm glad to see old man winter go. I'm tired of the cold and the rain. I'm rearing to get some parties going, cranking up the pizza oven, and having some fun. I'm getting the lighting done in the back yard kitchen after vacation.

Next week I'll be in Maui, so I'll have to put up with a little rain, but it will be warm rain, and I'll actually be able to swim in the ocean again, see the whales, turtles, the birds, the fish, eat ahi burgers, volcanos, spam, kimchi, slack key guitars, hulas, beautiful girls on the beach, whatever.

Tomorrow is a day of love, and that is a beautiful thing.

Peace,

Make Food/Not War

Food consumption today:

Breakfast: 2 eggs over easy and 1 piece of toast

Lunch: Bowl of war wonton soup

Snacks: potato chips, yeah I know...it was the fat and the salt, nuts and raisins

Dinner: Chicken and rice, collard greens with s & p, garlic, lemon

Exercise: 5.5 miles walking