There is a reason why San Diego is called "America's finest city". The sixth largest city in the US is known for its excellent climate, miles of sandy beaches, laid back surfer-type people (depending on where you go), mouth watering Mexican food, etc. The weather is usually around 72F (23C) throughout the year. One can really get all season by just driving 3 hours (at most) in any direction. From central San Diego, the beaches (Mission, Pacific, Ocean, etc) are 10-20 minutes away, the desert (Anza Borrego) is about an hour away, and the snow (Big Bear) is about 3 hours away. So where does that leave us with rain? No where actually and not much really! Annual rainfall in San Diego county, ranges anywhere from 3 to 10 inches. That not much! Hard to believe but desert can get more than that! So when there are days such as today(it rained today), it is a pleasant welcome to the finest city. The smell, the pitter patter of rain is simply intoxicating to the soul. The rain seems to soak away all the pollution while leaving lingering songs of euphoria. If only, people stopped to listen and smell the rain!
The above picture was actually taken in NY earlier this year. I watched the rain splat on the moon roof of a car and could not help take the pictures of the droplets. At first glace, one might think it is amoeba like, but really, its the droplets settling down after a hard downpour. What can I say, I love the rain.
