Between the Raindrops

Fungus - Stanford Arboreteum

Drought - since 2010

But now the mushrooms arise

Welcome El Niño!

Web Resources
http://www.mercurynews.com/drought/ci_29386958/el-nino-not-fizzling-more-storms-barreling-toward

Remnants of Hurricane Marie

Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, we have earthquakes. Tropical Storms however belong to another realm. We did see a little of what my elderly neighbor from Minnesota used to call, "buttermilk sky" as a result of Hurricane Marie however.

I'll take earthquakes over hurricanes and tornados any day.

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Web Resources

Hurricane Marie impacted beaches in Southern CA - making all the surfers happy, but causing death and destruction as well

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/565624034424189681/?fb_action_ids=10204519521856518&fb_action_types=pinterestapp%3Apin&fb_ref=565624171858495096%3A5ab44a8b6e1c4b4cba6d&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582

The Pineapple Express: Aloha!

Comes from Hawaii-

Rain rivers crash on our coast.

Mahalo means thanks!

I created this illustration as a tribute to my buddy Kim on the big island of Hawaii, who sent (hopefully) drought-breaking rain my way. She grows the best white pineapples too!

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Resources

What is this Pineapple Express and how does it relate to the drought in California? http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_25088877/california-drought-desperately-needed-rain-courtesy-pineapple-express

Learning to say more than thank you in Hawaiiin

http://hawaiian-words.com/home/hawaiian-dictionary/

Succulents Salute Summer

Succulents Will Blaze

Where Summer Life is Cooler

A Forever Rose