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[arethinn]

Yesterday's good smell of the day: Spruce (?) needles on hard dirt baking in the hot late-summer sun.

Today's good smell of the day: Thunderstorm and rain.

There is definitely serious climate change going on here. Never mind how rare it is to have rain in September in this part of CA, we've had more thunder in the past 12 months than I can remember in like the 12 years before that. I may be exaggerating, but it's certainly been enough difference that I've noticed it. Lack of thunderstorms here is why I used to be scared of them when I chanced to be in a place where they occurred (such as southern Oregon, or the first few times I was in Ontario in the summer).

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[rhiannasilel.livejournal.com]

I've noticed climate changes here, in Maryland, as well. It's been unseasonably warm for September and the air outside is muggy and humid. Add in the post-Katrina energetic changes and I swear it's like breathing the air of New Orleans prior to the hurricane.

[winterredwood.livejournal.com]

Seems like there is some weird climate stuff going on... first the unusual number of hurricanes, and now we have rain and thunder in September. I suspect these sorts of things go in cycles, though.

Hooray for thunder! I grew up on the East Coast where there are lots of storms, and I get so excited every time we have one here. I miss them.

[glitterychaos.livejournal.com]

Not just you here.. I wasn`t figuring on needing my wet gear for riding until um .. at least not before october! Hope you had a chance to go out and enjoy the rain, I did and it was very fun, except for where people still expect motorcycles to speed even when its pouring ...

[starlightforest.livejournal.com]

I went outside a few times to enjoy the smell of it, but I don't enjoy actually standing in the rain in most cases. Besides the chill, I find the resulting frizziness of my hair simply hideous.