A Rosebowl Day

Today is one of those days that the folks from the midwest would pack their bags and head for California.

This morning it was warm. At 3:25 today it was 74 degrees in Merced. It is warm and beautiful. Dad always said the Rose Bowl parade was responsible for the movement of the people from the midwest to the West Coast. Today is one of those days in the valley. Its a USC kind of football days. Can you hear the band with its fight song? It is step marching on to the field with their Trojan helmets and capes. If we were further south the announcer would wax poetic over the beautiful San Gabriel mountains in the back. Its a little hazy but it is a good kind of hazy. The light is effected in a golden filter sort of olive green way.

One of the things I miss when I travel the 99 is the old fruit stands that sold olives, oranges, and nuts. Don't forget the Mammoth Orange hamburger stands. There is only one left. It is in Madera on 99. We never needed one of those since we had sandwiches with sandwich spread and Shasta soda packed away for our lunch when we traveled.

There is always one month that PGnE goes without much support in the Spring and one in the Fall. This is month for the Fall. It has extended a little longer than usual and with the lack of water in the lakes we are all hoping for a wet winter.. just a little later and spread over a couple of months.