What a glorious day in Bakersfield, CA! It could have been improved by putting Monday’s wind with today’s rain, or importing Monday’s rain to today – but I’m not complaining. Sometimes it’s enough just to rejoice in the weather.
I was meeting Julie Jordan Scott at 9:30 for coffee and to share art journals, but I was hesitant. Hard to get myself together and out of the house by 9:30. But as it turned out, I got up shortly after 7:00 so I could enjoy the wind.
This palm tree is in our backyard. The wind was moving the water.
We’ve had a few visiting buffleheads recently. Buffleheads went the other way; wind picked up.
Loved watching the neighbors palm trees.
I’ve been finding things to do upstairs so I can keep an eye on the lake. Good thing I’m in the middle of this massive photo sorting project. But I wanted to be able to take photos of anything interesting too – because that’s what I do!
Like watching my own trees too – but it was time to go for coffee.
That’s me on the left and Julie on the right. We talked for 1 1/2 hours without noticing the time passing. We shared art journals and I left with lots of ideas.
When I got home the rains started. It wasn’t an exciting rain but it was wet and that was enough. Just a steady rain. Wind was over. Since we have rain so rarely, sprinklers are set on automatic year-round. My neighbor had double benefits!
The rain stopped and I jumped on my bicycle to take a few turns around the lake. Luckily I grabbed my camera – obeying my own instructions to photographers – but just a few yards from the garage, rain started again. What was the worst that could happen? I’d get wet. So I kept on going.
It was a wonderful carefree feeling to be pedaling in the rain, the crisp cool air, and look what I saw.
It was beautiful and it was so big I couldn’t get the entire arc in my viewfinder.
And – it was double!
Wow. As I was taking pictures, my daughter texted me to take pictures of the awesome rainbow.
The light kept changing – it was a lovely end to a lovely peaceful day.
