Monday June 12th 2017

The sun came up over the mountains to the east this morning, but by 9AM it was blocked by clouds. The weather went down hill from there. First we got occasional showers then around three thirty a thunder storm moved in and sat above for more than an hour. It was heavy rain with occasional lightening and thunder the whole time. The thunder and lightning went away but the rain has continued at a slightly slower pace. According to the TV weather talkers the rain will continue until Wednesday morning.

Making waves.

These reddish brown medium sized ducks just landed. I don’t know what type they are.

Before the rain started I got out for a walk along the county trail adjacent to the RV park. The path follows the creek along the edge of a residential area. I walked about a mile to the east until the sky was threatening to open up. The last quarter mile or so of my return hike was in a light rain.

This duck was coming right in to shore until it saw me.

It has started to rain, but this guy is still making waves.

I was somewhere between damp and wet when I got back. The thought of putting on a raincoat never passed through my mind. The ducks in the ponds along the creek were very happy with the light rain. They may be the only creatures prepared for this weather. Everybody in the campground was making sure outside things were buttoned down or put away for the storm.

It has been as dark as dusk since four this afternoon. Considering sunset is after 9PM this is unusual. Just as I have come to accept the late night fall this happens. Telling time without looking at a clock is not easy in this traveling life. When you live in one area for a long time you get to know the sun’s cycle. While traveling you need to find other cues. Even the TV doesn’t help me. It is on most of the time, but prime time in the Mountain Time zone is 7-10PM. In the East and Pacific it is 8-11PM. My satellite TV is mostly on Eastern time. I know all this, but I find I’m doing a lot of time zone math in my head. For years my normal bed time was after the 11PM news. Does that mean I should be going to bed at 10:30 in this time zone?