Day: October 31, 2021

When It Rains, It Pours

[Editor’s note: Apologies for my belatedness.] Sunday, October 24 The rain has arrived at last! My bedroom has cathedral ceilings so I can hear it pelting overhead: a glorious if unfamiliar sound. An “atmospheric river,” they call this soggy phenomenon. I hope the storm marks the end of the horrific fire season. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such steady precipitation in the Bay Area since I arrived in 1975: about thirty hours all told, […]

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