The Skies Brighten

The lagoon is dry from the lack of rain.

The early spring weather and fear of COVID-19 chased me from the gym onto the Bay Trail.

Reportedly, Vitamin D from the sun, as well as supplements and food, helps to ward off respiratory ailments. Warmth was also welcome because it may stem viral diseases. The downside was that it indicated that we will end up having a dry winter despite January's optimism.

Update--don't give up hope:

A storm system is expected to bring up to an inch of rain to much of the Bay Area on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service...

Populated areas and valleys could see a quarter-inch to an inch of rain. Amounts are expected to range from three-quarters of an inch to an inch and a half in the coastal mountains...

The weather service said long-range forecasts indicate additional storms are possible next week.

Horns Over Hormuz

"Red devil horns" appeared over the Persian Gulf on December 26th.

The scientific explanation is that it's an unusual conjunction of a sunrise--the bottom quarter of the sun is truncated by the water--with a partial solar eclipse.

Only the superstitious believe that it's a harbinger of events that will unfold in that benighted part of the world. Everything will be fine.

Again, Happy New Year!