How is the weather?

[Spotted Horses]

About six inches of rain in California, Central Coast, between Friday and Monday. More, smaller storms reportedly coming. That's a lot for a November storm. Fire season is over, for all intents and purposes.

[Kalevala]

About six inches of rain in California, Central Coast, between Friday and Monday. More, smaller storms reportedly coming. That's a lot for a November storm. Fire season is over, for all intents and purposes.

I had heard recently that California was receiving quite a bit of rain.  Boy, that's a lot!

K

[Spotted Horses]

The nicest weather in coastal California is often just after a storm comes through.

On another ironic note, the cause of the Mountain Fire that came through our area and burned more than two hundred homes in Camarillo Heights was determined. It was caused by brush clearing that is mandated as a fire prevention measure. A local farmer hired a tractor to clear brush and the tractor broke down causing a small fire, which was extinguished. The fire department took great pains to make sure the fire was out, including bare hands in the dirt, infrared detection equipment, and a perimeter of retardant around the burn area. A week later there was an extraordinary wind event which apparently rekindled the fire and blew embers three miles away.

https://www.vcreporter.com/news/mountain-fire-cause-determined-malfunctioning-tractor-fire-leads-to-20-000-acre-blaze/article_5adbf59d-d58b-487a-acff-4332a07f0fe8.html

[71 dB]

The temperatures dropped a few days ago and we are getting a little bit of snow in Helsinki.

[Kalevala]

The nicest weather in coastal California is often just after a storm comes through.

On another ironic note, the cause of the Mountain Fire that came through our area and burned more than two hundred homes in Camarillo Heights was determined. It was caused by brush clearing that is mandated as a fire prevention measure. A local farmer hired a tractor to clear brush and the tractor broke down causing a small fire, which was extinguished. The fire department took great pains to make sure the fire was out, including bare hands in the dirt, infrared detection equipment, and a perimeter of retardant around the burn area. A week later there was an extraordinary wind event which apparently rekindled the fire and blew embers three miles away.

https://www.vcreporter.com/news/mountain-fire-cause-determined-malfunctioning-tractor-fire-leads-to-20-000-acre-blaze/article_5adbf59d-d58b-487a-acff-4332a07f0fe8.html

I'm so sorry to hear that.  Some time ago, I did read a story about how fires can still live on--underground--in Canada over the winter (which I think that I mentioned here).  Scary.   

K