The long-awaited rain finally showered upon the parched land last Friday night and Saturday, in the third week of autumn. My Saturday morning was leisurely spent on bed, tucking myself in a warm quilt and reading under a light. I remember that the sky was leaden outside. It was quiet in the neighborhood, except for the rhythmical dripping sounds from the roof and the ground. The peace was occasionally broken by the splashing noises from the street when a car collided with the then watery road surface. How dearly they were after more than nine months of drought! I pricked up my ears to the melody, longing for the next one to come. It filled my heart with joys, a joy that only rainy weather can bring.
But the rain only lasted a day and a night, when the sky cleared up on Sunday and the sun came out again. Then in the wee hour of Monday morning around 2: 40 am, I was woken up by the howling wind from the half-opened windows. It was Santa Ana wind, notoriously known for its being strong, dry and warm or cold, visiting us every year. At dawn around 7 am, I got up and went downstairs to the backyard, looking worryingly at the tall avocado tree swaying hard from side to side. It will need to be cut one day, I told myself, as the extensive branches and leaves are now too close to the neighbor’s window.
On my way to work around 8:30, the wind seemed to be at its peak. It was like a powered mad man, gusting through the streets and alleys , whipping the trees, swirling the leaves and small branches off to the ground and into the air. When small particles, such as the flying pine needles were dropped with force from the air to the car, it felt like hails. Trees by the streets were bending hard in the wind, with some snapped down in half, and some even uprooted from the soil. Living here for so many years, I am so used to the scenes, the damages or the warnings of wild fires it could bring forth, but I was saddened yesterday (10/15/2018) at the news of a 34-old woman living in a nearby city being killed by a big tree crashed over her car. What a catastrophe!
The wind finally died down this afternoon (Tuesday 10/16/2018), littering in its wake the broken branches and piles of leaves, green or yellow alike, over the messy roadsides and lawns. When nature has its power beyond control, tragedies arise, and we as human beings sometimes feel so powerless, like ants in front of an untamed monster.
回複 '每天一講' 的評論 : It is a tragedy, and this is the first time that a toppled tree killed a person. What a bad luck the woman had. Thank you, yijiang, for your visit. Have a wonderful new week!
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回複 '7grizzly' 的評論 : So nice to know that you actually once lived in SD. Southern CA in terms of living environment is better than Northern CA in my eyes, though warmer and drier. Yes, the Santa Ana wind is horrible, reportedly at 50-60 mph this time, and in summer, it could easily trigger a wild fire. Thank you, my friend, for dropping by. Have a great new week!
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but I was saddened yesterday (10/15/2018) at the news of a 34-old woman living in a nearby city being killed by a big tree crashed over her car.
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it was such sad news. I feel sorry for that woman and her family.
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When I lived in San Diego 10 years ago, the locals blamed all wildfires on the Santa Ana winds. You are fighting the demon at the front line :-)
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回複 '寒一凡' 的評論 : 謝謝一凡特此前來誇讚，過獎了。祝周日好！
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暴雨、狂風、麗人行、悟。暖冬的文寫的真好，生動、傳神！
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回複 '彩煙遊士' 的評論 : 遊士好！我們這兒正好相反的，rain is so welcome, any time! Thank you for dropping by. Have a great weekend!
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Rain, rain, go away,
Don't come any day!!:)
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回複 '獅子羔羊' 的評論 : Thanks, Lion King:)) IYou are right that weather should not be a major determinant of our life quality. Let's all endeavor to live happily. Have a good rest of week!
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Rainy, sunny and windy, most important is "living happily", I think you do.
好優美的小文。真是如你所說， When nature has its power beyond control, tragedies arise, and we as human beings sometimes feel so powerless, like ants in front of an untamed monster.
每當聽到洪水，地震，颶風，我都會想起那句當時那麽時髦的“人定勝天的話多麽可笑。
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回複 'Once-always' 的評論 : 我的日記小文被mm一點評頓時“蓬蓽生輝”,你說的比我寫的好，我這就把題目從The rain, the wind and the season 改了，改成“Rainy,sunny and windy":))多謝mm鼓勵誇讚！
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暖mm，你的英文小作一向細膩感人，從rainy day to sunny day to windy day, 情感和心思宛如幾首曲目的連放，恬靜欣喜憂愁，每一個過渡自然又帶著些許無可奈何。是啊，我們終究隻是自然的過客。。。
The long-awaited rain finally showered upon the parched land last Friday night and Saturday, in the third week of autumn. My Saturday morning was leisurely spent on bed, tucking myself in a warm quilt and reading under a light. I remember that the sky was leaden outside. It was quiet in the neighborhood, except for the rhythmical dripping sounds from the roof and the ground. The peace was occasionally broken by the splashing noises from the street when a car collided with the then watery road surface. How dearly they were after more than nine months of drought! I pricked up my ears to the melody, longing for the next one to come. It filled my heart with joys, a joy that only rainy weather can bring.
But the rain only lasted a day and a night, when the sky cleared up on Sunday and the sun came out again. Then in the wee hour of Monday morning around 2: 40 am, I was woken up by the howling wind from the half-opened windows. It was Santa Ana wind, notoriously known for its being strong, dry and warm or cold, visiting us every year. At dawn around 7 am, I got up and went downstairs to the backyard, looking worryingly at the tall avocado tree swaying hard from side to side. It will need to be cut one day, I told myself, as the extensive branches and leaves are now too close to the neighbor’s window.
On my way to work around 8:30, the wind seemed to be at its peak. It was like a powered mad man, gusting through the streets and alleys , whipping the trees, swirling the leaves and small branches off to the ground and into the air. When small particles, such as the flying pine needles were dropped with force from the air to the car, it felt like hails. Trees by the streets were bending hard in the wind, with some snapped down in half, and some even uprooted from the soil. Living here for so many years, I am so used to the scenes, the damages or the warnings of wild fires it could bring forth, but I was saddened yesterday (10/15/2018) at the news of a 34-old woman living in a nearby city being killed by a big tree crashed over her car. What a catastrophe!
The wind finally died down this afternoon (Tuesday 10/16/2018), littering in its wake the broken branches and piles of leaves, green or yellow alike, over the messy roadsides and lawns. When nature has its power beyond control, tragedies arise, and we as human beings sometimes feel so powerless, like ants in front of an untamed monster.
