Caught in the Rain

 

Dark-eyed Junco Singing in the Rain, Golden Gate Park

Here in the city, you can almost always find a dry spot to wait out a passing rain squall, should you be so inclined. Today I took refuge a few times during my walk, starting with Lily Lake, which is where I was when the rain started. I found a dry spot beneath a large oak, and then under some even thicker tree foliage nearby where the ground was still dry as dust. 

Later I arrived at the UPS Store just in time to avoid a heavier squall (and drop off an Amazon return that I'd been trying to keep dry). A block or so away I picked up a couple of things at the Andronico's and waited for the rain to ease up before setting out on the hill climb toward home. 

After scaling the 15th Avenue steps I took another break from a heavier squall, finding an overhang in front of a residence, then finished my walk in a light drizzle that ended shortly after I got home. 

Back in December I took a picture of some weird trees on the edge of the McLaren Lodge meadow. It turned out to be a grove of bald cypress, a deciduous conifer native to the American southeast. I noticed they'd finally turned green a couple weeks ago and snapped a shot this morning.

It seemed kinda nice to wake up to rain this morning. I took my usual Friday walk through Parnassus Heights, Cole Valley and the Haight before entering Golden Gate Park at the Alvord Lake stalactite underpass. It didn't rain a drop until I reached Lily Lake, where I shot a little video from beneath a large oak tree.

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