RAINLESS CALIFORNIA

Too many Californians wish for sunny weather for their special planned event. What if the fantasy books are right, and we get what we wish for? Some more of us need to start wishing for rain.

We are into our second year of drought. I know most of you do not care about farmers, BUT WE ALL CARE ABOUT SALMON. Large numbers of us have worked for YEARS to get wild salmon back into our streams and rivers. If the streams dry out, we could lose all that we have accomplished in reintroducing salmon.

PLEASE BE CAREFUL. I think it is OK for most of us to just wish for rain. But the books I read indicate that weather magic is very tricky and can be overdone. Doing a spell to get rain, could perhaps cause flooding. So if you are into Wicca or its relatives, you need to be careful about thinking about bringing rain.

Seriously, thinking of salmon reminds me of the movie, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. I guess I know too many engineers. When I saw that movie I wondered why the Yemen was such a desert on either side of such a huge river.

But speaking of rain, it is actually fun to go places in the rain if you can manage to stay dry. My best memories of Disneyland are in the rain. The crowds thin and the lights are reflected in the rain and puddles. I enjoy this so much, I am not even going to share how I keep dry.