It's here!

Not really a blog post, just a few pictures of spring!

white blossoms

pink blossoms

and green leaves

Rain

I like to check the weather at this site.

It is a rainy day, but plenty of people are still out doing errands.

The fitness center had a bin for umbrellas and
this is what they had at the grocery store.

I thought the locals were hardy stock for sitting outside in the bad
weather, but I finally realized it is because they can't smoke inside!

Another request

Where are we?  I know I answered this initially, but I was also asked to compare where we were relative to places in the U.S.

We are at about 41º latitude.

Amazingly (to me), that is north of Columbus, Ohio
and just slightly south of Providence, Rhode Island.

So why does the area have subtropical weather?  Being on a peninsula is part of it, winds from the Atlantic over the peninsula are part of it, and being close to the Mediterranean Sea (really the Balearic Sea by the east coast) is part of it.  I am expecting plenty of humidity, mild winters (maybe frost out here in the suburbs), and not much rain.

Jet Lag

I have had one good night's sleep since we left 28 August.  I have never, ever had such a problem adjusting.  Normally I travel, put my head on the pillow, go to sleep, and then wake up.  Same thing going either direction.

I have tried squaring numbers.  Maybe I had known and forgotten but I realized the sum of consecutive numbers is the same as the difference of consecutive squares.  Eight squared is 64.  Nine squared is 81.  81-64=8+9

I have gone through all the U.S. states and their capitals.  Named all the Canadian provinces and territories.  Tried to figure out how many states have a capital that is also the largest city.  I have not had any coffee.

I tried to remember the details from my parents' house to the pool where I swam in the summer.

from the Historical Society

Now I am awake and staying awake.  I will get in the pool before going to bed to cool off a bit.  I will sleep again one day.