Dispatches from Home

Ah, to live in paradise, even in winter. Here it is, late January, and winter has come. Oh, I know, you who live in the Upper Midwest or New England, you who are shoveling snow out of your drive ways and all (I know what it's like, I've lived in snow country), my report of winter weather in Southern California won't impress you. Indeed, it's a study in contrasts. Atop this post is a picture from my street of the snow covered mountains behind us. And though it's cool (cold for us), here is a bird of paradise blooming colorfully in our midst. Such contrasts, it's one of the reasons why I must confess to enjoying living in this neck of the woods!