It rained in the Bay Area yesterday! How is Fall greeting you?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220068)
Walnut Creek, California
October 15, 2016 1:49pm CST
I was actually able to Google a chart that showed precipitation here in the San Francisco Bay Area for 2016. We had a nice, rainy Winter, but absolutely no precipitation since May. June, July, August and September shower 00.00.
It sprinkled a week ago but not enough to make a difference. Yesterday, we had our first real rain of the Fall. It meant for a lot of fun at the preschool--filthy kids stomping, building sand mud pies, and such like. And it also made my balcony tomato plant very happy.
But the darned thing (meaning my tomato plant) still hasn't thrown any flowers, so I don't know if I'll ever see tomatoes! Right now it's partly cloudy and cool, and more rain is forecast for this evening. I can feel the wind picking up, so I'm going to take the plant off of my railing.
How is Fall letting you know of its arrival in your neck of the woods?
14 people like this
14 responses
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
15 Oct 16
Lots of leaves down and falling and browning and very sharp temperature drops though late summer keeps trying to come back too here
2 people like this
@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Oct 16
Yes, Fall is letting us know. THe last few days we have gotten some rain. Cloudy again today. We are supposed to have several storms one right after another for a few days.
1 person likes this
@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Oct 16
@TheHorse .......We get a bit of snow here in the valley. In the mountains is another story.
1 person likes this
@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Oct 16
@celticeagle Idaho + mountains = beautiful snow! Same with Montana.
1 person likes this
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
15 Oct 16
so tickled ya finally got'cha some rain! 'tis rained all 'round these parts off/on the past 2 weeks, we've jest gotten the winds. i bet t'was a blast watchin' ('n joinin') those young'uns! i'd sure been right'n the midst 'f that sorta fun, lol.
do ya feed that mater, hon? if'n not, either sprinkle some epsoms salts 'round (not much, 'bout a 1/2 teaspoon i'd say fer such a wee pot), scratch 't 'nto the surface 'n water lightly. 'r, ya could mix 'p some with warm water (to dissolve 't) 'n use that to water the lil darlin' once a week with. maters love their magnesium, jest 's peppers ('n my
achy joints/muscles) do.
a cold front from canada came blastin' through here. we went from record highs to barely hittin' 60 degrees fer a few days. back 'nto the upper 80's here today though 'n i hope the warmin' trend continues.1 person likes this
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
16 Oct 16
@TheHorse yes sir, that'd be the kind. ya can make a weakened solution 'r jest 'scretch' some'n then give that lil darlin' a drink to dissolve 't :)
1 person likes this
@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Oct 16
@crazyhorseladycx I'm finna try that!
1 person likes this
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
15 Oct 16
Only one nice rainfall this fall after a pretty dry summer. We may get rain Monday into Tuesday. I'm happy this beautiful weekend will stay sunny, since my son and fiancée are visiting Montreal and my brother is visiting Stockbridge, Massachusetts with his wife and dog. We are kittysitting at my son's house near the beach until his return. Hope your poor tomatoe plant flowers.
1 person likes this
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
15 Oct 16
We've had a couple of days of temps below 70F along the coast of SoCal. Some overcast too, beach fog and coastal clouds. I've taken out my long sleeved Henley shirts. Wearing one right now, cozy.
1 person likes this
@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Oct 16
@ElizabethWallace I finally unpacked the blue one last night. Looks good.
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
16 Oct 16
@TheHorse That would be cool.
1 person likes this
@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
15 Oct 16
Not here but glad it sprinkled a little for you there :)
1 person likes this
@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
16 Oct 16
@TheHorse I hope we get some rain too! It looked gloomy earlier.
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
16 Oct 16
if you haven't seen tomatoes by now I doubt you will
1 person likes this
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
17 Oct 16
@TheHorse i had no idea they could produce that late!
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
16 Oct 16
The trees are losing their foliage and the evenings and mornings are drawing in. There is a nip in the air to remind us that we won't be seeing any hot weather for sometime to come now! I hope your plant is not barren!
1 person likes this
