Holly is dreaming of a DRY CHRISTMAS

[Richard Crowe]

Holly hasn't been getting as much exercise as she usually gets running around our big yard.  It has been raining constantly since Friday and this is unusual here in San Diego County, California.  I don't know how much rain we have received but, we have emptied Holly's outdoor water bowl at least once and it is almost filled up again.  The bowl is about 8 inches deep.  We live 1,500 feet above sea level and, while that isn't very high in comparison with some areas, it gives our little area a different climate than the lower lying areas.  We get a lot more rain at our house than they do in Escondido which is about 800 feet high and a totally different climate from the City of San Diego which is only 35 miles south of us but, at sea level.

 

Los Angeles, about 100 miles to the north, has really been hammered and the areas hit by the wildfires of the last several years are preparing for some major flooding and mudslides. So far, our area, although receiving a lot of rain has dodged the bullet.  We have had steady rain but not the gully washers that L.A. has experienced.  We are crossing our fingers because the brunt of this storm, dubbed the Pineapple Express because it has swept through Hawaii and over the Pacific Ocean to us, will hit us later today and onto this evening.

 

Our home has one advantage, we are located on high ground and not near any cliffs which might give way.  Our house is also located in a dip in the terrain which protects us from the fierce south and west winds.

 

Every dark cloud has a golden lining and the lining for these clouds is that we really need the water.  We have been living under several years of nearly drought conditions.  The snow cap in the mountains from which we get a portion of our water is quite high, in fact it is at record levels and this still is early in the rainy season.

 

Holly is not complaining about the rain but, she just can't get interested in T.V. or the computer which keep the human members of her family occupied.  She does have one fun activity; we have a two week old Maltese puppy whom Holly adores.  She lays by his pen for hours waiting for him to come close enough to lick.  Apparently, the puppy who has just opened hie eyes yesterday, knows Holly's smell.  Whenever he is awake and Holly comes near the puppy pen, he crawls over to the side so Holly can lick him.

[Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom]

Think I'd rather have a white christmas than a rainy one, and I guess that is a good thing because it is what we will be having here in Ohio.  We have had snow on the ground for a couple weeks now but have several inches forcasted for Christmas eve and Christmas day.

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

We will be thinking of you when the rain comes in (and all of our fellow DK Californians dealing with the rain and potential mud sliding).

I can just imagine Holly and the little puppy.  She sounds like she is wonderful with your rescues :)

[Donna K & Quincy]

Holly, Quincy is also dreaming of a dry christmas, he was hoping for white but that's not going to happen. We have had one day of sunshine in the last week. He really misses his walks and playing ball inside is not as much fun. You are so lucky to have that new little puppy to love. Hope your christmas is both dry and merry.