Better than snow

Yes, it’s better then a weekend of snow but even a warm rain is depressing.  The temperature has been in the low 70s F all weekend.  This morning was still very cloudy but it was not raining when I got up.  The lack of precipitation lifted my spirits.  I dropped off my laundry and walked to the grocery store.  The humidity was enough to feel like a sauna in the store but there was a little breeze when you were outside.  It felt very good for a while.   There was a fresh catch of fish being filleted on the dock as I walked back.  The pelicans and sea lions hang around trying to steal scraps when the fishermen come in.  It’s fun to watch them. 

Unfortunately, the skies opened up again this afternoon.   Everything feels damp. 

This afternoon my landlady was having a potluck at her house and invited me to join them.  She is a guide so most of the folks that showed up were guides too but they accepted me and I had a nice afternoon.  It was so nice to be with others instead of alone on a rainy afternoon and great to watch the kids playing and squirting each other.   Apparently, it is traditional to get everyone wet during Carnival.  They even have a kind of soapy foam they squirt at each other.